The AAA predicted 28.2 million Americans would travel at least 50 miles from home via motor vehicle during the 2003 Labor Day weekend.
- Justin Pope, Associated Press, August 29, 2003Americans drove 2,599,790,000,000 miles in 2001, up from 2,533,815,000,000 miles in 2000.
- National Transportation Statistics 2002, Federal Highway Administration, NHTSAIn 2001 there were 142,536,523 registered passenger cars and motorcycles in the United States. These vehicles traveled an average of 11,766 miles each in 2001 and consumed an average of 532 gallons of fuel (or 22.1 miles per gallon).
- National Transportation Statistics 2002, Federal Highway Administration, NHTSAMore than 16 million cars each year fail to start because of dead batteries. More than 6,000 people suffer injuries during “jump starting.”
- Bootsandblisters.com, Fall 1996“Last year nearly 6,000 motorists suffered serious eye injuries from working around car batteries.”
- Capt. Darren Rhoton, Hilltop Times, January 16, 2003For trailer boaters, BoatU.S. also expects a surge in calls for trailering roadside assistance on Thursday, July 3rd as trailers head down the highway to their favorite vacation spot. "The two biggest causes for trailering breakdowns are damaged tires and bearings," said Beth McCann, executive director of the BoatU.S. Trailering Club.
- Scott Croft, Outdoorrelease.com, June 23, 2003"Medical evacuation can easily cost $10,000 or more, depending on the location and medical condition."
-National Center for Infectious Disease Health Information for International Travel, 2001 - 2002"39% of North American business travelers are confident their international travel will increase during 2003."
- American Express International Business Travelers Survey, 08/02
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