Motorists will travel in record numbers for the Independence Day holiday this year, encouraged by cheaper gasoline, according to AAA. The group said 35.5 million people will drive 50 miles or more away from home between July 3 and 8, up 4 percent from last year and the largest number in the last decade. An additional 3.2 million will fly to their destinations over the holiday period, up 9 percent from a year ago, bringing the total number of vacationers to 42.3 million, a tie with the decade's records in 2007.
