A record number of Memorial Day weekend travelers are on the road today with holiday weekend gas prices at the highest they’ve been in four years. The national average for a gallon of regular is at $4.56, up 3 cents over last week and $1.38 higher than this time last year. Current prices are close to what drivers were paying 4 years ago, when the national average on Memorial Day was $4.61. Prices at the pump are likely to remain elevated as the summer travel season gets underway.
A reminder that the Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau “Click It or Ticket” high visibility campaign is in full swing until the end of May. GTSB is partnering with law enforcement across Iowa to support the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) enforcement effort.
Seatbelts remain the single best defense against serious injury according to the Iowa State Patrol. In 2025, 121 people who died in Iowa traffic crashes were not wearing a seatbelt and accounted for 47% of fatalities on Iowa’s roadways.