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Driving. 1 Do your research. In mid-November, Google releases an interactive report called "Mapping Thanksgiving."
先做調查。在11月中旬，谷歌發布了一份名為“感恩節地圖”的互動報告。
Based on Google Maps data from the previous year, it breaks down the best and worst times to drive in 25 metro areas around the country.
基于前一年谷歌地圖的數據，該報告列出了在全國25個大城市開車的最佳時間和最差時間。
2 Get a tune-up. The American Automobile Association estimates that it will provide roadside assistance to about 1.2 million motorists during the 2019 holiday season.
做好車輛性能調整。據美國汽車協會估計，2019年假期期間，它將向大約120萬名駕車旅行者提供路邊援助。
To avoid a breakdown, get your fluids, battery, and tires checked before you hit the road.
為了避免出現故障，上路前檢查一下汽車的液體、電池和輪胎。
3 Stick to two-digit interstates. Roads such as Interstate 80 are most often direct routes through cities,
選擇兩位數的州際公路。根據美國聯邦公路管理局的數據，像80號州際公路這樣的公路通常是穿過城市的直接路線，
while three-digit interstates tend to circle urban areas, according to the Federal Highway Administration.
而三位數的州際公路往往環繞在城市區域。
4 Stay the course. The surest way to waste time on a road trip is to get lost.
堅持到底。公路旅行最浪費時間的就是迷路。
There are plenty of digital maps to help you out, but they aren't all created equal.
有很多電子地圖都能幫你走出來，但是它們的能力不盡相同。
According to Travel & Leisure, one guy was so determined to find the most accurate app that he spent a year studying three of the most popular:
據《旅游和休閑》雜志，有個家伙決心找到最準確的地圖應用，于是他用了一年時間研究最受歡迎的三個：
Waze, Apple Maps, and Google Maps. The best: Apple Maps.
位智地圖，蘋果地圖，谷歌地圖。最好的是：蘋果地圖。
5 And stay out of traffic. That's where Waze, with its crowdsourced updates, rules the road.
避開堵車。在這一方面，有著眾包數據更新的位智地圖做的最好。
Another app, Flush, will get you to the nearest public restroom—and tell you if it requires a key.
另一款名為Flush的應用程序能顯示距你最近的公廁，并告訴你是否需要圖例。
6 Don't go too slow. Yes, the tortoise often beats the hare in the race, but in states where driving too slowly is illegal, the tortoise also can get pulled over.
不要開的太慢。是的，烏龜經常在賽跑中打敗野兔，但是在慢速開車違法的州，開的太慢會被警察攔下。
Most states now prohibit Sunday drivers from camping out in the left—aka the passing—lane.
大多數州現在禁止星期天司機在左車道，也就是超車道上露營。
In some states, a ticket for left lane lingering can cost you up to $1,000.
在一些州，一張在左車道逗留的罰款單最多可能會罰你1000美元。
