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This is the most dangerous long weekend to take a road trip in the US [Yahoo! Finance]

May 16, 2019

Thinking about taking a road trip this Memorial Day Weekend? Be careful. According to data from FARS (Fatality Analysis Reporting System) of the National Traffic and Highway Safety Administration, it’s the most dangerous long weekend to do so with an average 321 fatal car accidents each year.

To keep yourself safe, Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), a company working to make the roads a little safer, has provided a few driving tips and facts to keep in mind. They looked at the top destinations people travel to for Memorial Day, as well as driving behaviors such as distraction, speeding and hard braking.

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