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The memorial day road trip is certainly back. aaa telling us just look at this number they anticipate more than 37 million americans will be taking to the roadways this memorial day weekend which is just, jim, underneath the 2019 pre-pandemic levels that we saw three years ago. but in terms of what advice aaa has for all of us taking the roads, here's what they told us. >> definitely inspect that vehicle before you take that long road trip. check your tire tread and inflation, make sure your battery has a good charge. make sure your fluid levels are topped off. during this memorial day weekend...

Just over 37 million americans. it does not exceed the number of americans who traveled in 2019 before the pandemic and that could be because of inflation and relatively high gas prices. aaa did give some advice for those who are about to begin their automotive journeys. listen to what they told us. >> inspect your vehicle before you take the long road trip. check your tire tread and make sure your battery has a good charge and fluid levels are topped off. aaa anticipates coming to the roadside rescue of 460,000 stranded drivers. >> in terms of fuel, the cost of gasoline, those prices are comi...

Topped off. during this memorial day weekend, aaa anticipates coming to the roadside rescue of more than 460,000 stranded drivers. >> reporter: the cost of gasoline, those prices aren't coming down from where we were last year. we had prices that were about $4.60 a year ago, a national average for around this memorial day weekend is $3.58. so prices are relatively high in terms of historical terms, but they are coming down. prices coming down especially here in california. the states of alaska, new jersey, new york, and florida. we did speak to analysts from gas dbud by, and they tell us i is ...

Sometimes fares as high as 800 and 2,000 dollars for coach and similar prices to rome, from new york, so it is extraordinarily expensive. with gas prices now down about a buck on average, a road trip makes a lot more sense. and it also would keep you from the crowds at the airport though, and at the point where we have a ton of hacks to get you around the crowds including clear and pre-check. so you know, there are ways to avoid the crowds. >> all right. so we have something like the national average gas price, you know, is it $4.60 right now. does this mean to you that people, oh, no, that wa...

Will cost drives less to get to destinations. cnn's brian todd reports. >> reporter: at this bp station in mclean, virginia, pleasant surprises at the pump. >> i am surprised because everything else is going up a lot more. i guess gas prices have been kind of stable. >> for the past one year, i think the prices are a little bit better for the citizen. >> reporter: the cost of your holiday road trip at least behind the wheel is lower this year. gas prices steeply down from a year ago. the national average stand at $3.57 a gallon, according to aaa, down from the average at this time last year, w...