Rush hour isn't pretty in Atlanta!

Hi Viatologists,

Courtesy of the Tennessean, a Nashville-based newspaper, here's a look at
rush-hour traffic in Atlanta:

http://tinyurl.com/3ycy6m

I foresee many grimaces, teeth-grinding and stressed folk even though this
metro-area has expanded the expressway into multiple through lanes.
Widening on surrounding beltways and arterials may be the next step in
keeping traffic moving forward.

As many of you may know, and on a related note, Atlanta's Interstate 75/85
duplex is one of the most congested thoroughfares--per capita--in the United
States.

Cheers,

Carl Rogers
"Adding human experience to transportology"
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Carl Rogers
:
> Hi Viatologists,
>
> Courtesy of the Tennessean, a Nashville-based newspaper, here's a look at
> rush-hour traffic in Atlanta:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/3ycy6m

Clicked the link and all I got was a picture of what I presume is
75/85 outside downtown ATL.
Went to http://tennessean.com, BNA's newspaper, found the headline
about the Chargers shocking the Titans to be more interesting. GO
JAGS!

> I foresee many grimaces, teeth-grinding and stressed folk even though this
> metro-area has expanded the expressway into multiple through lanes.
> Widening on surrounding beltways and arterials may be the next step in
> keeping traffic moving forward.
>
> As many of you may know, and on a related note, Atlanta's Interstate 75/85
> duplex is one of the most congested thoroughfares--per capita--in the United
> States.

It is? I've driven both 75/85 through the city and 285 around the ATL.
I much prefer 75/85 through (I'm able to get throught the city like
shot through a barrel...), even with the congestion. Much the same as
I prefer to do 95 through JAX as opposed to 295 or 9A around it.

--
Rock Top, you'll always be....
A crappy place to me....
Sorry ass Rocky Top....
Go to hell, Tennessee!

On Dec 10, 1:53 am, necromancer > wrote:
> Carl Rogers
> :
>
> > Hi Viatologists,
>
> > Courtesy of the Tennessean, a Nashville-based newspaper, here's a look at
> > rush-hour traffic in Atlanta:
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/3ycy6m
>
> Clicked the link and all I got was a picture of what I presume is
> 75/85 outside downtown ATL.
> Went tohttp://tennessean.com, BNA's newspaper, found the headline
> about the Chargers shocking the Titans to be more interesting. GO
> JAGS!
>
> > I foresee many grimaces, teeth-grinding and stressed folk even though this
> > metro-area has expanded the expressway into multiple through lanes.
> > Widening on surrounding beltways and arterials may be the next step in
> > keeping traffic moving forward.
>
> > As many of you may know, and on a related note, Atlanta's Interstate 75/85
> > duplex is one of the most congested thoroughfares--per capita--in the United
> > States.
>
> It is? I've driven both 75/85 through the city and 285 around the ATL.
> I much prefer 75/85 through (I'm able to get throught the city like
> shot through a barrel...), even with the congestion. Much the same as
> I prefer to do 95 through JAX as opposed to 295 or 9A around it.
>
> --
> Rock Top, you'll always be....
> A crappy place to me....
> Sorry ass Rocky Top....
> Go to hell, Tennessee!


That doesn't look so bad. traffic appears to be moving fairly well,
actually. I'd trade that for the Cross-Bronx Expressway or the NJ
Holland Tunnel approach.

Comrade Mister Otto Yamamoto
http://mryamamoto.50megs.com

Carl Rogers wrote:
>Hi Viatologists,
>
>Courtesy of the Tennessean, a Nashville-based newspaper, here's a look at
>rush-hour traffic in Atlanta:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/3ycy6m
>
>I foresee many grimaces, teeth-grinding and stressed folk even though this
>metro-area has expanded the expressway into multiple through lanes.
>Widening on surrounding beltways and arterials may be the next step in
>keeping traffic moving forward.

Teaching people how to drive would keep traffic moving forward. Since
the average individual can't be bothered with such trivial processes,
though, let's just add more freakin' lanes.

>As many of you may know, and on a related note, Atlanta's Interstate 75/85
>duplex is one of the most congested thoroughfares--per capita--in the United
>States.

NFS, Sherlock?


--

Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.
- Admiral Hyman Rickover, U.S. Navy

On Dec 10, 1:53 am, necromancer > wrote:
> Carl Rogers
> :
>
> > Hi Viatologists,
>
> > Courtesy of the Tennessean, a Nashville-based newspaper, here's a look at
> > rush-hour traffic in Atlanta:
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/3ycy6m
>
> Clicked the link and all I got was a picture of what I presume is
> 75/85 outside downtown ATL.

I can assure you that photo is NOT I-75/85 through Atlanta, I'm
guessing it's I-20 but honestly I'm not 100% certain that it's ATL at
all in the photo.


> Went tohttp://tennessean.com, BNA's newspaper, found the headline
> about the Chargers shocking the Titans to be more interesting. GO
> JAGS!
>
> > I foresee many grimaces, teeth-grinding and stressed folk even though this
> > metro-area has expanded the expressway into multiple through lanes.
> > Widening on surrounding beltways and arterials may be the next step in
> > keeping traffic moving forward.
>
> > As many of you may know, and on a related note, Atlanta's Interstate 75/85
> > duplex is one of the most congested thoroughfares--per capita--in the United
> > States.

It's awful!

On I-85 South heading towards downtown traffic starts backing up at
the GA-400 Merge (about 4 miles NE of the I-75/85 Brookwood
Interchange) during late afternoon rush hour, go figure that one out.

Jim K. Georges

> I can assure you that photo is NOT I-75/85 through
> Atlanta, I'm
> guessing it's I-20 but honestly I'm not 100% certain
> that it's ATL at
> all in the photo.

i agree it's not anywhere along the connector. I'm
thinking somewhere along I-20 from the east or possibly
I-285 a bit north of I-20... it is Atlanta, you can tell
by the 191 Peachtree St. building (has two parts on top),
the BoA building, etc. Those outlines match perfectly.

On Dec 10, 1:41 pm, "lkjlkjlkj"
> wrote:
> > I can assure you that photo is NOT I-75/85 through
> > Atlanta, I'm
> > guessing it's I-20 but honestly I'm not 100% certain
> > that it's ATL at
> > all in the photo.
>
> i agree it's not anywhere along the connector. I'm
> thinking somewhere along I-20 from the east or possibly
> I-285 a bit north of I-20... it is Atlanta, you can tell
> by the 191 Peachtree St. building (has two parts on top),
> the BoA building, etc. Those outlines match perfectly.

Looking at the C/D lanes in the lower left of the pic I'm guessing
it's I-20 East of the city, facing NW.

Jim

Comrade Monster Sound:

> That doesn't look so bad. traffic appears to be moving fairly well,
> actually. I'd trade that for the Cross-Bronx Expressway or the NJ
> Holland Tunnel approach.

That's what I was thinking; that the traffic seems to be flowing
rather nicely. But then, that wouldn't be the first time that krl got
something wrong.....

--
"Two, what in the wide, wide world of sports is a viatologist?"
--Garth Almgren

Freewayjim:

> On Dec 10, 1:53 am, necromancer > wrote:

> > >http://tinyurl.com/3ycy6m
>
> > Clicked the link and all I got was a picture of what I presume is
> > 75/85 outside downtown ATL.
>
> I can assure you that photo is NOT I-75/85 through Atlanta, I'm
> guessing it's I-20 but honestly I'm not 100% certain that it's ATL at
> all in the photo.

Shows how much I know about the ATL, I guess. My experience with the
place being either passing through on 75/85 or in the concourses of
Hartsfield (in the days when I flew DL).

<< snip >>

> It's awful!
>
> On I-85 South heading towards downtown traffic starts backing up at
> the GA-400 Merge (about 4 miles NE of the I-75/85 Brookwood
> Interchange) during late afternoon rush hour, go figure that one out.

--
"Two, what in the wide, wide world of sports is a viatologist?
--Garth Almgren

Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver:

> Carl Rogers wrote:
> >Hi Viatologists,
>
> >Courtesy of the Tennessean, a Nashville-based newspaper, here's a look at
> >rush-hour traffic in Atlanta:
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/3ycy6m
>
> >I foresee many grimaces, teeth-grinding and stressed folk even though this
> >metro-area has expanded the expressway into multiple through lanes.
> >Widening on surrounding beltways and arterials may be the next step in
> >keeping traffic moving forward.
>
> Teaching people how to drive would keep traffic moving forward. Since
> the average individual can't be bothered with such trivial processes,
> though, let's just add more freakin' lanes.
>
> >As many of you may know, and on a related note, Atlanta's Interstate 75/85
> >duplex is one of the most congested thoroughfares--per capita--in the United
> >States.
>
> NFS, Sherlock?

Is it just me, or does anyone else envision a high squeeky voice (much
like Mickey Mouse's) when they read the words, "Hi viatologists?"

--
necromancer

Official Overseer Of Kooks And Trolls In rec.autos.driving