Christmas - New Year's Holiday Travel: How Many Will Go? How Safe Will They Be?; AAA to Release 2004 Christmas/New Year's Travel Projections

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       NHTSA Releases Holiday Traffic Fatalities and Projections

WHAT:       More Americans travel during the Christmas-New Year's 
            holiday than any other holiday period.  On the heels of a 
            strong Thanksgiving travel holiday, AAA will release its 
            forecast for what could be the largest Christmas-New 
            Year's travel holiday ever. The vast majority of holiday 
            travelers will go by car and will want to know the days 
            that traffic deaths spike during the holiday period, 
            according to new data being released by the National 
            Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  The Governors 
            Highway Safety Association will talk about states' efforts
            to keep people safe as they travel this holiday.

WHO:        Robert L. Darblenet, AAA, President and CEO
            Dr. Jeffrey Runge, M.D., Administrator of the National 
            Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
            Colonel Jim Champagne, Chair, Governors Highway Safety 
            Assoc. 
                    
WHEN:       Wednesday, December 15
            10:30 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

WHERE:      Marriott at Metro Center
            775 12th Street, NW 
            Washington, D.C.

Note:       B-roll package available on satellite day of event.