Apps Help With Thanksgiving Roadside Assistance
An estimated 48.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving , an increase of one million travelers compared with last year, according to AAA. This represents the most Thanksgiving travelers since 2007. Driving remains most popular mode of travel � more than 89 percent of holiday travelers will drive during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period is defined as Wednesday, Nov. 23, to Sunday, Nov. 27. AAA expects to rescue more than 370,000 motorists this Thanksgiving, with the primary reasons being dead batteries, flat tires and lockouts. AAA offers a mobile app for members in need of roadside assistance. Last week, Allstate announced a new mobile app and website offering travelers $2 Roadside Rescues for those traveling by car this Thanksgiving holiday. According to a new Allstate survey, half of all millennials have had a roadside incident within the last year, yet 75 percent have never changed a tire on their current vehicle. Since the top three ro...