The roads and skies will be stuffed this Thanksgiving, and likely to be more crowded than they have been since 2007, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

The organization estimates more than 580,000 people in the five-county Philadelphia area will travel 50 miles or more away from home over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. This is a more than 4 percent increase over last year.

Eighty-eight percent of Philadelphia-area residents will travel by car and will pay the lowest Thanksgiving gas prices in five years – an average of $2.97.

With the onset of freezing temperatures the motor club is also reporting the overall number of emergency roadside assistance calls rose more than 22 percent Nov. 18, compared to year-ago numbers.

Recommendations for making your car winter-ready are here:  http://midatlantic.aaa.com/PGA/NewsReleases