With a record number of Americans expected to travel for the holidays this week, that picturesque White Christmas can bring its own dangers.
The ground is finally white in the Capital Region after weekend snow, while AAA predicts a record 119 million Americans are hitting the road for the holidays. Steve DiRienzo, a warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Albany Office, says motorists should stay prepared.
“If you look at the number of fatalities, weather-related fatalities, by far the number one largest cause is traffic accidents on snow and ice. It’s greater than all the other weather fatalities added together. So driving for the weather, you know, slowing down on ice and snow, that’s probably the most important thing,” DiRienzo said…