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— Although the summer travel season recently ended, Nebraskans are already beginning to lock in their travel plans for the holidays.

As AAA prepares to rescue more than 300,000 drivers nationwide with car trouble this Labor Day weekend, it will also provide a free service in effort to keep impaired drivers off the road.

The average cost of owning and operating a new vehicle in 2023 has increased significantly, with an annual expense of $12,182, or a monthly cost of $1,015.

As students across Nebraska and Iowa begin heading back to school over the coming weeks, AAA urges motorists to wear seatbelts, slow down, stay alert in neighborhoods, and school zones. Also, to be especially vigilant for pedestrians during before- and after-school hours.

As AAA prepares to rescue more than 393,000 drivers nationwide with car trouble this Independence Day weekend, it will also provide a free service in effort to keep impaired drivers off the road. The Auto Club Group is activating its Tow to Go program in Nebraska, Iowa and other select states (see below), offering a safe ride for would-be impaired drivers and their vehicles.

Residents of Nebraska and Iowa will travel in record numbers for Independence Day. AAA forecasts more than 3.7 million travelers from the West North Central Region (WNC) [IA,KS,MN,MO,ND,SD] will take at least one trip of 50 miles or more, between Friday, June 30 and Tuesday, July 4. That’s 140,000 more holiday travelers than the previous record high, set in 2019 and 2022.