Aug. 19 (UPI) -- With millions of people expected to travel into the "path of totality" for Monday's solar eclipse, the U.S. Department of Transportation said traffic accidents are more likely and issued guidelines for safe driving during the event.
Communities in the narrow band where the entire outline of the sun will be blocked out are likely to experience a huge surge of visitors -- and many began already experienced increased traffic for the once-in-a-lifetime event Thursday and Friday.