One of the main Thanksgiving traditions — right up there with eating turkey, gathering with family and watching football — begins Tuesday when the first of millions of drivers will participate in the rush-to-leave-while-crawling-along that will occur on California freeways and roads.

Tolerance and restraint will be needed.

“Really, to be safe, what it really comes down to is that you have to give yourself a lot of time to get where you’re going, and you need to be patient,” California Highway Patrol spokesperson Sgt. Andrew Barclay said of the annual Thanksgiving rush that puts car bumpers within inches of each other. “You’re not getting anywhere fast.”

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