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If you plan to hit the road for Thanksgiving, you'll have plenty of company. Road travel should be very high this year, supported by favorable gas prices currently - according to AAA, this week began with a national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline of $ 2,885

GasBuddy.com! is a good source for the best prices - and this year they investigated Thanksgiving Travel with more than 80,000 people and has learned the following :?

• When will we 36% say their Thanksgiving travel begins on Thanksgiving. 30% said it began the day; 18% say they are taking the road 2-3 days before.
• What about the house back? 25% say they will fight tryptophan malaise and drive home later Thanksgiving Day; but the majority, 42% say they will wait 2-3 days and drive home Saturday or Sunday. 22% of us are waiting to hit the road with a fresh start the next morning.
• How are we prepared? 95% of respondents have a smartphone. 52% say they use 2-3 travel apps for their Thanksgiving trip; 34% actively use 4 or more applications.

Google Maps has examined the traffic conditions in the past two years to 21 cities in the US and translates that data travel advice for those of you who will be on the road: the best day to travel? This would be on Thanksgiving Day itself. Google offers tips for day to avoid, the best time to go, the best time to go home, and more. See the complete list of Google Thanksgiving travel tips here -. We extracted some infographic style tips below

For more than 50 years, NORAD and its predecessor, the Command of the Continental Air Defense (CONAD) followed a Santa's flight. They deploy the latest technology to track Santa, including radar, satellites SantaCams and jet fighters.

You can visit the NORAD website to download the app Father to follow his progress via an account clock timer, explore the village of Santa Claus at the North Pole, play games and more.

Asked what road trip from Santa, NORAD said, "Santa usually starts at the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean and travels west. So, historically, Santa visits the Pacific South first, then New Zealand and Australia. After that, it takes up to Japan, over to Asia, across Africa and then West Europe, Canada, USA , Mexico and Central and South America. Keep in mind, Santa's route can be affected by weather, so it's really unpredictable. NORAD coordinates with Santa's Elf launch of staff to confirm its time launch, but from that moment, the Father calls the shots. We just follow him! "

There is a security risk hidden in the 9-volt batteries that most people do not know probably not. Do not learn the hard way - watch real life Dave drama of a destroyed house. He, his family and pets all got out safely, but you can see the total damage to his home. Now Dave has a mission to tell her story so that others do not make the mistake that he made. Here's a safety tip sheet battery 9 volt NFPA

In the second and third videos, Dave shares his frightening experience during the fire and breaks down the many mistakes he made which would have cost him his life. - Hopes that his mistakes will be a life lesson for others. If you take a few minutes to watch the videos, you will probably learn some safety tips that you might never have considered - we did! In addition, Dave also encourage everyone to keep a home inventory, an idea that we support! .

"Shoveling lot of wet snow, heavy poses a real risk of heart attack if you are not fit for the do. and musculoskeletal injuries are even more common. "it's a reminder of Lenny Bernstein, which offers great tips for shoveling safely in Washington Post . The following short video accompanying guidance.

We also really this big list of Roy Berendsohn of Popular Mechanics peak: 16 cardinal rules to shovel snow. Roy also offers a handy guide to help you choose the best tool for the type of conditions and the task: Snow Shovel What is the best

When the Academy Awards take place this weekend, it is unlikely that one of the actors or winning producers will thank their insurers of the podium - but insurance is a component vital behind the scenes in the business of making successful films. It is one of the key factors in ensuring that "the show must go on."

At an event in the film industry last year, the board of Lloyds spoke about insurance of film and television productions, noting that the industry requires insurance to protect against delays, damaged equipment, accidents and natural disasters, to name a few common risks. Lloyds panelists identified greater risk

"the majority of requests are from cast or crew failure to appear, according to Elliot. The financial cost of the loss of a principal actor or director can be huge. Elliot cites the case of a film production in Europe, where the director has suffered an illness during the production and post-production phases leading to an insurance claim of about $ 2.3m. "

In the insurance 150- year marks fireman Fund, Richard Verrier of Los Angeles Times looked at the century of the insurer work in the film industry, and how the company has helped to keep the cameras rolling.

"fireman Fund covers about 80% to 85% of $ 0 million or more in Hollywood political spends to make movies and TV shows. Premiums vary from 1% to 4% of the film budget, which means that a film of $ 0 million may spend at least $ 2 million in insurance coverage. "

The company said that in 2012, average demand paid to a film or television producer in 2012 was $ 60,651, but some were significantly

"When Audrey Hepburn fell from a horse while" the Unforgiven, "his back injury delayed the shooting of the result in 1960 film by John Houston. Fireman Fund has paid more than $ 240,000 to cover losses.

"Spartacus" was more costly for the insurer, which paid $ 245,000 for delays caused by an emergency operation for the actress Jean Simmons, $ 53,000 for a viral infection star Kirk Douglas and 335,000 for $ severed Achilles tendon co-star Tony Curtis.

But his most expensive application was "Wagons East." Firemans Fund paid approximately $ 15 million when star John Candy died in 1994 during production in Durango, Mexico.

the insurer has paid a claim $ 7 million after Patrick Swayze fell off a horse and broke his leg while filming the 1998 film of the crime "Letters from a Killer," Diaz said. "

enjoy the Academy Awards this weekend. insurance nerds who lack recognition of the role behind the scenes of their parts of the industry could benefit from some of these insurance-related movies

• 10 classic films with insurance
• 8 Great Suspense Movies that revolve around life insurance (Seriously)
• safety and health (SST) in the movies: the full list

The National Road Administration security conservative estimate 100,000 police-reported crashes are the direct result of driver fatigue each year. According to the sleep of the National Sleep Foundation survey in America, 60% of Americans led by drowsy and 37% admit to having actually fallen asleep at the wheel in the past year.

The terrifying video below shows three different angles of an accident that happened last October, when a Michigan bus driver nodded off for a second while driving - it cuts a half-strip mile of the wreck. Amazingly, no one was killed.

A 2014 AAA Foundation for the Study of the Highway Safety found that "... drowsy drivers are involved in about 21% of fatal accidents, up 16.5% compared to the previous study in 2010, as most drivers drift out of their lanes or on the road. The drivers themselves are often victims of accidents who die in single car accidents. "

Who is at risk? According drowsydriving.org, everyone can fall asleep at the wheel, but surveys show that sleep-related accidents are more common among young people, especially men, adults with children and shift workers. drivers and business people with undiagnosed sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and acute insomnia are also at greater risk of falling asleep accidents

flying warning signs of drowsiness include :.

• difficulty focusing, frequent blinking or heavy eyelids
• Daydreaming, wandering / thoughts disconnection
• trouble remembering the last few miles driven; outputs or missing traffic signs
• Yawning repeatedly or rub your eyes
• struggling to keep your head up
• Drifting from your lane, tailgating or hitting a shoulder rumble strip
• feeling restless and irritable

Here are some tips to drowsydriving.org to help prevent drowsy driving

• a Sleep good night
• P lan to drive long trips with a companion
• Schedule regular stops every 100 miles or two hours
• Avoid alcohol and drugs
• Take 15 to 20-minute nap. More than 20 minutes can make you groggy for at least five minutes after waking
• Consume the equivalent of two cups of coffee; Remember, caffeine takes about 30 minutes to get into the bloodstream and will not greatly affect those who consume it regularly.
  

Liberty Mutual, one of our partner insurers product this rap video fun to talk about a job. It is not necessarily a specific insurance, it has good advice for all job seekers looking for work in a professional environment.

If you are curious about what kinds of jobs are available in the insurance, there is a new informative website: MyPath: insurance. It is an industry collaboration dedicated to the training of students and young professionals in the insurance industry and its various career opportunities.

And make sure to check our vacancies at Renaissance Alliance. If you do not see a particular job you want, send us a CV -. We have 0+ member agencies throughout New England so there may be openings at one of them

See more about insurance jobs to this story in Bloomberg News. Hat tip to Jayleen heft to PropertyCasualty360 for the pointer on the video!