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Gridlock Guy: A harrowing firsthand account of a wrong-way driver
A wrong-way driver in a stolen car crashed in the express lane on I-75 in Henry County on Friday, May 28, 2021. WSB 24-hour Traffic Center Credit: WSB 24-hour Traffic Center Credit: WSB 24-hour Traffic Center Plans change quickly and snap decisions by some can gravely affect others, as one man and his family learned en route to vacation on the Friday before Memorial Day. “Heading down to Hilton Head.
Gridlock Guy: Atlanta-made HANS device has saved many racers’ lives
A nondescript, modest brick building sits just north of the Clairmont Road bridge over Peachtree Road in Chamblee. An awning in a brown hue arches over the front entrance and reads “Downing Atlanta.” As many new condo, apartment, and mixed-use complexes shoot up like beanstalks all around, Jim Downing’s race shop and showroom still sits. Downing Atlanta unassuming home of a giant safety invention that has saved likely dozens of race car drivers’ lives.
Gridlock Guy: Posture and settings are key to driving comfort and safety
Sunshine in the middle of last week obliterated both the cloud cover and the lighter-than-normal traffic conditions around metro Atlanta. We predicted in the previous column that it would. Unfortunately, the last few days on our city’s roads have seen vicious wrecks and long delays and we pray for those involved. And we have covered time and again the different driving habits, behaviors and attitudes that can both cause and prevent these snarls.
Grateful motorists share tales of assistance on Georgia highways | Spinning our Wheels
Earlier this year the Georgia Department of Transportation rolled out its Coordinated Highway Assistance & Maintenance Program (CHAMP) program – safety and maintenance patrols to help stranded motorists and clean debris from interstate highways. The CHAMP units – comparable to the HERO units that patrol metro Atlanta highways – were fully operational statewide in May. And thousands of motorists have already benefitted.
I-85 bridge collapse: Atlanta says stay off residential streets | Spinning our Wheels
If you’ve driven local roads around the collapsed I-85 bridge in Buckhead, you may have noticed some streets have been posted with signs that say “no thru traffic during I-85 closure.” It’s one way Atlanta is coping with the traffic jams that have followed the epic collapse of one of the main highways into the heart of the city. The idea, apparently, is to keep local neighborhoods from being inundated by motorists looking for shortcuts – any shortcuts – to minimize their miserable commutes.
Don’t want to drive to SunTrust Park? Braves say catch an Uber | Spinning our Wheels
As The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported last week, Cobb County and the Atlanta Braves have made a host of preparations for fans driving to SunTrust Park. But the team also has partnered with the ride-sharing service Uber to get fans to the ballpark. SunTrust will have a designated “Uber zone,” where drivers can drop off and pick up fans. And the company has adopted some new procedures to simplify the process of hailing a ride after the game.
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