LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 27: Gas prices are displayed at a Chevron station on April 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Prices in Los Angeles County have fallen to their lowest level since early March, with the average price of a gallon of self-service regular gasoline currently at $5.774. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pandemic-weary U.S. residents are confronting high gas prices as they decide whether to travel this Memorial Day weekend. AAA says the average gas price in the U.S. on Thursday was $4.60 per gallon. In California, it topped $6. But for some, more than two years of pandemic life has them hitting the road or taking to the skies despite a recent surge in cases. AAA estimates that more than 39 million people in the U.S. will travel 50 miles or more from home during the holiday weekend. A record number of almost 90% of those travelers are expected to go by car over the long weekend.
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