70% of Americans plan a summer road trip

70% of Americans plan a summer road trip

If itês summer, it must be time for a road trip. Seven in 10 Americans plan one this summer, driving an average of 1,300 miles, according to a recent Harris Poll.

Millennials are the most likely to be planning at least one driving trip, at 79 percent, and Gen Xers the least likely, at 64 percent. Families with children at home are more likely (82 percent) to plan a road trip than those without (66 percent).

Safety features are important to road travelers. More than 85 percent said they would feel safer if their car had a blind spot monitoring system.