Independence day hustle and bustle is here. But hustle too much, and you'll get bust-ed.

With millions of travelers expected on U.S. Roads for the holiday weekend, the Nebraska State Patrol is reminding drivers to be safe. The State Patrol has 46 additional troopers on the road now through Sunday.

The special enforcement is paid for by a grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety.

The reason for the extra enforcement according to Trooper Cory Townsend is, over the past five years, Nebraska has averaged three traffic fatalities over the 4th of July weekend. And whether its writing tickets or just helping motorists, expect troopers to be highly visible through Sunday July, 5th.

"If you're driving down the road and you see two cops in a fairly short amount of time, you think, wow, I better slow down, there could be another one close by," said Trooper Townsend.

NSP's theory is, by having a higher visibility, people will be safer. And safety's always a concern on major holidays with increased drinking and higher traffic volumes.

"If you think about holidays there's nothing worse than responding to a major accident where there's serious injuries or fatalities," said Townsend when asked of his personal motivation for keeping the roads safe. "You take time to reflect on what that means for that family and the memorial of that holiday and the future."

"While the patrol is out to bust people who are making the roads less safe, NSP is also trying to help motorists with its free motorist assist service.

"Assisting motorists if they get a flat tire or run out of coolant, break a fan belt," said motorist assist volunteer Ed Shaw.

More good news for the 32 million people AAA expects to be traveling U.S. roads, gas prices are down with fewer holiday travelers than usual, likely due to the economy.

"Usually we see an increase around the holidays because of the high volume, again, since not as many people are traveling we can keep our inventories [of fuel] more level and see that price go down a little bit," said Marilyn Muir,

But still remember to conserve gas by staying light on that gas pedal, or you won't see any savings.

"O.K. Mike, unfortunately I'm going to have to give you another ticket," said Trooper Townsend to one speeder.

Beyond heightened visibility, the State Patrol will do DUI selectives near lakes and other recreation areas.

In case you do break down, here's the number for the Motorist Assist program: 800 - 525 - 5555.