**Safety Tips:**
* **Plan ahead:** This is crucial for any travel, but especially for Labor Day weekend. * **Pack smart:** Bring essentials like a first-aid kit, snacks, and water. * **Stay aware of your surroundings:** Be vigilant and cautious, especially in crowded areas.
* **Checking Vehicle:** Before embarking on a journey, it’s crucial to ensure your vehicle is in optimal condition. This includes checking tire pressure, fluid levels, lights, and brakes.
“The Mississippi Gulf Coast offers a great recreational boating experience, and we always anticipate that holiday weekends are going to be visited more frequently, and we expect a higher volume of traffic, ” said Strickland. “Last little summer get together that they may have. Also special for this weekend, it’s also the first weekend of football,” said Orozco. “It’s being a leisure based market. We will have a lot of inbound travel over the weekend again, tomorrow, Friday, August 30, is expected to be the busiest day, but people are going to come here and they’re going to come here and they’re going to enjoy the beaches and golf and gaming and all the many tourism amenities that we have,” said Williams.
** Mississippi Highway Patrol worked 147 crashes across the state during the Labor Day weekend, including 4 crashes with fatalities. Officials are warning drivers to be mindful of others and avoid driving under the influence. **Detailed Text:**
The Labor Day weekend, traditionally a time for relaxation and recreation, often sees an increase in traffic and accidents, particularly in the Southern United States.
