By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Good news for Thanksgiving holiday travelers — the price of gas is at a five-year lows, according to AAA Travel. That means a lot more vehicles will likely be on the road for the long weekend, according to Kansas Highway Patrol Technical Trooper Tod Hileman, Troop D, Hays.

“I think that does affect people. When it’s a lot cheaper to travel, people will decide ‘Let’s take a trip, let’s go,’ ” said Hileman. “We always have a lot of traffic at Thanksgiving — that’s our big, big travel holiday. KHP keeps stats on it because there are so many vehicles out on the road.

“The big thing is, people just need to allow themselves plenty of time to get to their destination,” he advised.

Approximately 46.3 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home for Thanksgiving, the highest number since 2007, and a 4.2 percent increase above last year. About 90 percent of Americans will be driving.

AAA Travel said the average retail price for gasoline right now is $2.85 per gallon, 43 cents cheaper than Thanksgiving Day last year.