“It’s actually a problem throughout the year”, Cotton said about driving while impaired. You can see a list of locations here.
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“If you’re rushing to get there, because you’ll be five, 10 minutes late, you have to evaluate what’s important”, said JB Price, GPD Traffic Safety Unit.
You can also check in advance for road conditions by calling: 1-800-427-7623 or clicking here. The SC Department of Public Safety will be on the road too.
Auto travel volume tends to be evenly spread out over the five-day holiday, but airports are especially busy on Wednesday and Sunday.. There have been 851 motorists killed this year, compared to 720 at this time last year.
State, city and county departments are on the lookout for speeders, distracted drivers, exhausted drivers and are enforcing seat belt laws through “Click it or Ticket”.
More drivers means greater potential for crashes, Shirey said. Last year, the CHP arrested nearly 1,000 people during the same time period. Trott believes the agency’s DUI enforcement has helped reduce the number of impaired-driving crashes across the state.
An improving economy and low gas prices, likely the lowest since 2007 for Thanksgiving weekend, combine to make this year’s travel extra congested.
Traffic deaths for Thanksgiving in the past 10 years peaked at 60 in 2005 and have fluctuated since. Among those targeted in the Cape Fear region include Interstate 40. District 4 in northwest OH saw an increase of 21 and District 5 in western OH saw an increase of 37. In 2014 on I-40, Tennessee state troopers investigated 16 crashes on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and 40 wrecks on the Sunday after the holiday.
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Kentucky State Police troopers are bolstering efforts to remove aggressive and drunk-drivers from roadways with operation “RAID”.
