Credit: 397628 02: Slow moving vehicles drive eastward of the beltway, the section of the main highway that links the Washington, DC area to eastern states November 21, 2001 Silver Spring, MD. The American Automobile Association reports that a record of 87 percent of the 35 million Americans expected to journey at least 50 miles (80 kilometers) from home over the holiday weekend will drive. (Photo by Manny Ceneta/Getty Images)
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