An expected 1.032 million North Carolina residents will be traveling more than 50 miles over this Labor Day weekend, according to AAA Carolinas. With everyone trying to celebrate their last vacation before the winter, it’s important to remember the safety precautions when driving in traffic.

AAA Carolinas’ Tiffany Wright said they are expecting 900,000 of those travelers to be on the roadways.

“We always want to remind everybody to obey traffic safety laws but there are a few tips, we know there are a ton of them I could give you, but just a few that you should keep in mind when you’re hitting the road,” Wright said. “Obviously before you even leave you want to make sure that you check your vehicle, we are talking about your tires and making sure those windshield wipers are in proper order. Getting enough sleep, I don’t think we talk about that enough, but motorists need at least five hours of sleep before you are going to head out on a road-trip.”

Other safety tips include removing all distractions from your driving whether it is a cell phone or talking with your other passengers in your car; make sure you are paying attention to the road ways.

“We are seeing so many of these rear-end collisions that could be prevented and over half of them have to do with distracted driving. So we need to avoid as many distractions as possible. So many of these fender benders can turn into fatalities on our roadways and we want to see those numbers go down,” Wright said.

Those on the roadways across North Carolina will pay an average of $2.10 per gallon for gas.

The holiday weekend is declared as Thursday, September 1 to Monday, September 5 but Wright said many residents are expected to extend their travels up to a week this Labor Day.

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