Gas prices are higher and the economy is bad. But Missourians and other Americans are hitting the road for the Christmas weekend.

“We’re anticipating some 87.7 million folks are going to be on trips over 50 miles from home, that’s an increase of 3.8 percent over last year the roadways will be busy,” said AAA Missouri’s Mike Right in an interview with the Missourinet. “We’re anticipating about 78 million of those folks are going to be travelling by motor vehicle, and motor vehicle will be up about four and a half percent from what it was this same time last year.” [Read more…]