Easter Traffic Surge: Plan Ahead for Safe Journeys

0:00On March 30, drivers are hitting the roads for what could be the busiest Easter traffic in four years, with the RAC predicting nearly 21. Million leisure car trips from Thursday through Easter Monday. Few prices are up thanks to oil hitting $120 a barrel from Middle East tensions, but that ain't stopping folks from rolling. Out, the action peaks, Thursday, when the AA expects over 21.7 million trips total, mixing holiday starters with commuters. Hot spots like the M4 Westbound into Wales, M25 clockwise, and M5 Southbound will jam up, especially to coasts and cities. National highways is pulling 1,500 miles of roadworks to help smooth things. People seem unfazed, only 6% plan shorter drives, or to skip them altogether. RAC Sean Kimberland says Easter's that first big break since Christmas for family time, and AA's Lee Morley notes families are itching after a rainy. Winter, they're urging checks on fuel, lights, oil, water, and tires before you bounce.

1:05Train riders face headaches too, with network rails shutting down parts of the West Coast mainline, no service from London, Houston to Milton Keynes, through April 8, plus gaps elsewhere. Meanwhile, easy jets gearing for 16,000 flights and last-minute beach deals to Spain and Greece are surging as UK weather stays grim. So if you're traveling, time or right, pack smart, and watch those routes safe journeys ahead, y'all.