Pittsburghers hit the road for vacation travel amid surge in gas prices

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The price of gasoline has flowed into nearly all locations of lifetime, but ideal now, a large amount of the focus all over gas rates is centered all-around summertime family vacation and travel options. 

KDKA’s John Shumway just returned household from his once-a-year pilgrimage to South Carolina. All through his travels, he compensated as minimal as $4.39 for gas and together the way, he checked in with some Pittsburghers who also had been on the street.

Shumway and his loved ones hit the road with about $80 really worth of gasoline in the tank, rolling via West Virginia, and using observe of selling prices as they went.

Even though in Wytheville, Virginia, he ran into Frank Pidro, a Cecil Township resident, and together they commiserated as they loaded their tanks.

“It really is Virginia, they are always affordable, or great, but 4.50 a gallon? And we are happy?” Pidro requested.

Pidro says that gasoline selling prices do have an impact, but feels that it has a larger influence regionally and that while on a road trip, you just form of have to take it on the chin and offer with it. 

Other area tourists headed south, like Will Crumrid of Washington, Pa. claims that the declining fuel costs aren’t the only highlight of the travel.

“I like it. Quick, generate beautiful mountains on the way down and uncomplicated journey,” Crumrid reported.

And of study course, the solar and sand on Folly Seaside in close proximity to Charleston at the close of the drive have a tendency to make you fail to remember how substantially extra you paid for gasoline.

Donna Fiorentini, a Bridgeville resident, says their relatives made the drive down to celebrate an engagement.

“Just after getting locked up for the previous two yrs, we have been all set to go,” Fiorentini claimed.

Shumway states he didn’t have to glimpse tough to find folks from Western Pa. on the Carolina shores from Hilton Head to the Outer Banking companies — it guaranteed did not appear to be like any person was letting the high rate for gas cease them from hitting the shorelines.