A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION, INCLUDING NEW MEXICO. AAA’S DANIEL ARMBRUSTER PUTS THE NUMBER AT 8 AND-A-HALF MILLION TRAVELERS. HE SAYS ONE FACTOR IS THE RELATIVELY LOW PRICE OF GASOLINE. HE SAYS GOING INTO THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY APPEAR TO BE DROPPING LOWER THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR. BUT ARMBRUSTER SAYS PRICES COULD RISE IN THE NEW YEAR.
IF YOU TRAVEL BY CAR, ARMBRUSTER SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR KIDS ARE BUCKLED IN. A RECENT REPORT SHOWED NEW MEXICO HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF CHILD DEATHS FROM CAR CRASHES IN THE NATION.
