Holiday travel projected to drop by 37% in NJ
Officials on the state and federal level are advising individuals to essentially stay put this holiday season due to the coronavirus pandemic, but more than 1.8 million New Jerseyans are expected to take a trip of 50 miles or more between now and Jan. 3.
The threat of COVID-19 is impacting travel throughout the state and country. According to AAA, New Jersey will see a decrease of more than 37% in holiday travel compared to 2019.
Ninety-five percent of New Jersey s holiday travelers are expected to move by automobile, AAA says. Four percent, or about 75,000 New Jerseyans, will travel by plane that s down over 60% compared to last year.
Have to drive in the snowstorm? This advice could save you from getting stuck
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
Rush hour traffic on I-78 east is seen during New Jersey s last major snow storm on Nov. 16, 2018. Driving tips such as gradually accelerating and braking can help you get home in storms such as this.
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A major winter storm is coming and for whatever reason, whether you’re an essential worker, left work late or have to bail out on a late train or bus, you might have to drive in the snow.
This is not the winter wonderland that Hallmark Christmas movies show us. But using some common sense tips from AAA MidAtlantic’s Tracy Noble and a guy who used to drive a big yellow bus (me), you can get through it with nerves and vehicle intact.
Traffic deaths in N.J. are up this year, despite fewer cars on the road. Bad behavior is to blame.
Updated Dec 14, 2020;
Traffic fatalities in New Jersey are higher than they were this time last year and on a deadly trend to finish 2020 with more deaths than last year, despite a drop in traffic earlier in the year, due to the coronavirus.
Safety experts said the death toll in New Jersey reflects what’s happening nationally, that traffic deaths increased in 2020, despite COVID-19 travel restrictions that emptied the roads during the pandemic’s peak.
As of Dec. 13, the state had 556 traffic deaths, which included pedestrians and people on bikes. That is 23 deaths more than 533 fatalities that occurred during the same time period in 2019, according to state police statistics. So far there have been 523 fatal crashes in 2020, compared to 501 collisions by the same date in 2019. These are the most recent figures available as of Monday.