Gas prices up 43% this Memorial Day weekend compared to last year
Gas prices up 43% this Memorial Day weekend compared to last year
Generally, Memorial Day is one of the more dangerous holidays on our roadways, along with other sort of warm weather holidays. Labor Day, Independence Day tend to have higher deaths per day averages than the cooler weather holidays. In 2024, which is the latest final data we have from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Memorial Day averaged 139 deaths per day. This ranks just behind Labor Day. Uh, and for some comparison, one of the safest holidays tends to be Thanksgiving, and that averaged 104 deaths per day. So at 139 deaths per day, substantially more dangerous than some of the winter holidays.
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Gas prices up 43% this Memorial Day weekend compared to last year
This Memorial Day weekend is shaping up to be one of the priciest at the pump since the turn of the century.Gas prices are up across the country, just as 39.1 million travelers are estimated to hit the roads. As of Friday, the average cost of regular gas is $4.55 per gallon, according to AAA data. That's up 43% compared to the same time last year. This year rivals 2022's record-high Memorial Day weekend gas prices, which averaged $4.61 and $5.53 per gallon for regular and diesel gas, respectively.Prices are high due to the ongoing Iran War, which is set to mark its third month next week.PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
This Memorial Day weekend is shaping up to be one of the priciest at the pump since the turn of the century.
Gas prices are up across the country, just as 39.1 million travelers are estimated to hit the roads.
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As of Friday, the average cost of regular gas is $4.55 per gallon, according to AAA data. That's up 43% compared to the same time last year.
This year rivals 2022's record-high Memorial Day weekend gas prices, which averaged $4.61 and $5.53 per gallon for regular and diesel gas, respectively.
Prices are high due to the ongoing Iran War, which is set to mark its third month next week.
