Memorial Day 2013 Driving by the Numbers

by Gary Kopycinski on May 23, 2013

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Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. As AAA estimates that nearly 35 million Americans are preparing to travel 50 miles or more this weekend, with nearly 90 percent of travelers filling up their tanks with expensive gasoline or diesel fuel to drive to their destination, the Center for American Progress released an analysis of Memorial Day driving by the numbers.