IT SEEMS A LOT OF NEW MEXICANS PLAN TO HIT THE ROAD THIS SPRING, DESPITE HIGH GAS PRICES. TRIPLE "A" NEW MEXICO'S 4TH ANNUAL SPRING BREAK TRAVEL POLL SHOWS 53 PERCENT OF THOSE QUESTIONED WILL TAKE A TRIP EITHER IN MARCH OR IN APRIL. THAT'S A 2 PERCENT INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR. AND MORE OF THEM PLAN MULTIPLE TRIPS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, WITH 42 PERCENT HOPING TO GET OUT OF TOWN AT LEAST A COUPLE OF TIMES.
BUT THOSE HIGHER GAS PRICES AREN'T BEING IGNORED. THE POLL FOUND 63 PERCENT HAVE MADE AT LEAST ONE CHANGE IN THEIR HABITS TO DEAL WITH THE GAS PRICES. LAST YEAR THAT FIGURE WAS 59 PERCENT.