Breaking news: As schools let out for the summer, travelers began to arrive in 3 places, Germany, Croatia, and Slovenia, causing heavy traffic jams.

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(summer) On European roadways, traffic congestion is causing chaos as travelers go for their summer vacations.

This weekend is predicted by the German Algemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC) to result in some of the worst traffic congestion of the year nationwide.

According to the ADAC, there will be especially long lines on Bavarian highways as travelers travel to Austria and Italy, two favorite vacation spots.

According to ADAC traffic analyst Alexander Kreip, the first significant wave of travelers left on Friday, but during the weekend, many families will also be traveling south.

A German police spokesperson said there were 14 kilometers of traffic congestion on the Bavarian A8 road leading to Austria.

At the height of the summer, lines on Slovenian roads are also growing longer; for some people, the start of the school break is this weekend.

AVP, the Slovenian traffic safety agency, started a campaign to alert drivers to the need to stay hydrated on hot days and to take pauses on longer drives.

On the Primorska motorway and the western Ljubljana highway ring, traffic congestion is anticipated.

Due to the unusually large volume of travelers and some traffic incidents, Croatia saw long lines.

Following a traffic collision, traffic was reduced to one lane between the Zadar East and Zadar Center intersections and headed toward Zagreb; the resulting backup of traffic stretched for almost 9 kilometers.

The ferry business Jadrolinija reports record traffic data of 16,000 vehicles and 80,000 people at the Split ferry port, indicating that there is significant congestion there.

This weekend, the Croatian Tourist Board is welcoming visitors to the country by giving away water bottles and automobile air fresheners at key ferry ports and toll plazas.