Despite Sandy, NJ Travel to Remain Steady
AAA New Jersey predicts about 1 million residents of the Garden State will travel 50 miles or more this holiday weekend.
About one million New Jersey residents and 43.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more this Thanksgiving weekend, AAA New Jersey predicts. The impact of Hurricane Sandy is still uncertain, especially in the mid-Atlantic and northeast regions. Cathleen Lewis, the director of Public Affairs for AAA New Jersey, said, "While many residents [of New Jersey] may cancel travel plans, many others may change travel plans to accommodate or assist displaced friends and family." How will we get there? Sandy may influence how New Jerseyans will travel this holiday. As Lewis said, "Rental cars have become a coveted commodity by those who lost vehicles in the storm.” AAA recommends confirming any existing reservations for a rental car with the …
Brian Kearney
6:10 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
While this event is a tragic and a young girl's life was lost, i do not feel that the rest of NJ teenagers should have to pay for her mistakes. I'm glad i had my license when this was passed...so ridiculous. more ›