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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / December 2007Rush 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" ******** Calrog.com, Worldwide Highway Library: http://worldwide-hwys.calrog.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An integrated media arm in International Transportation Research. Has served your home country and ninety-nine of its worldwide neighbours since 2000, through Internet downstream and published works. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ******** 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. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > 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 a.s Rocky Top.... Go to hell, Tennessee! > Carl Rogers > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > Sorry a.s 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 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 > Carl Rogers > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > 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 [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > 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" > > I can assure you that photo is NOT I-75/85 through > > Atlanta, I'm [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > 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 Freewayjim: > > >http://tinyurl.com/3ycy6m > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > 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 > Shows how much I know about the ATL, I guess. My > experience with the > place being either passing through on 75/85 here's some shots of the downtown connector (75/85 duplex): http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/images/2005/05/09/image693935x.jpg http://bp3.blogger.com/_d9q1ZhPUK6s/RpikNg1_LHI/AAAAAAAAAiM/egRdWYZdjqI/s1600-h/ traffic_10.jpg both those shots are headed south. >Hi Viatologists, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >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 Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver: > >Hi Viatologists, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > 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 > Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver: > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Yer not alone nec.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d33gDhiBGe4 --- Speeders And Drunk Drivers Are Murderers (SADDAM) admits to being a pedophile coddler: "The biggest threat to your kids is not pedophiles, but speeders and drunk drivers." Speeders And Drunk Drivers Are Murderers (SADDAM), 28 October 2007 http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.driving/msg/4e220f0f9eb0c3bf MLOM: > > 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?" [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Yer not alone nec....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d33gDhiBGe4 Good. Its nice to know that I'm not going any crazier than I already am.... ;) BTW, I hear you guys got a little weather up that way. Here's a little something to keep warm by: http://www.weatherunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=kbqk -- F ools E gomaniacs & M orons A ssociation > MLOM: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Good. Its nice to know that I'm not going any crazier than I already > am.... ;) Or anyone else. > BTW, I hear you guys got a little weather up that way. Mostly south; we in KC just got the appetizer over the weekend. We're due for the full meal tonight through tomorrow (though not expected to be as bad as in ought-deuce). Guess I better get some Pepto-Bismol, as that kind of weather can cause indigestion. It did provide me a chance to perform a successful function check of the transfer case on my Jeep. > Here's a little something to keep warm by:http://www.weatherunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?que... OK, rub it in. ;) I'm not worried about getting around, as far as handling the conditions per se. However, it's the other drivers that concern me...their IQ and sanity level is somewhere between that of S&DDAM and that of GPSTroll. I know, not a wide range there. In about 3 weeks I'll be taking a 5-day break from the mess by escaping to Texas (D/FW & SA). -- C an H ardly I nitiate E xpert F ootball S uccessfully >> MLOM: >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > chance to perform a successful function check of the transfer case on > my Jeep. Sounds like tonight is going to be your turn. We've been getting it since Saturday, and this afternoon it finally warmed enough to give us a bit of a break. The worst is from Wentzville west and north. Wright City, Warrenton, Moscow Mills and Troy are all basically without power. I-70 was shut down in Montgomery County for a while on Sunday because of power lines down across the highway. The Spfld, MO, Tulsa and OKC folks have been getting hammered pretty good, too Take care, Rich God bless the USA  SignatureThat's one of the problems in this country The nuts don't know they're nuts. --Jeff Foxworthy > The Spfld, MO, Tulsa and OKC folks have been getting hammered pretty good, > too Last report out of Springfield was the worst was north of I-44 > > The Spfld, MO, Tulsa and OKC folks have been getting hammered pretty good, > > too > > Last report out of Springfield was the worst was north of I-44 We're getting hammered right now in Kansas City. The freezing rain started about an hour ago and is expected to last through tomorrow with up to 2" ice accumulation, and possible snow tomorrow night of up to 1" on top of that. Just entering a vehicle may not be a viable option, let alone operating it to get to work. >> > The Spfld, MO, Tulsa and OKC folks have been getting hammered pretty good, >> > too >> >> Last report out of Springfield was the worst was north of I-44 > >We're getting hammered right now in Kansas City. Hector's getting hammered right now, too. :) > On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:21:10 -0800 (PST), My Land of Misery > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Hector's getting hammered right now, too. :) Big difference...Hector's used to it. :) >>> > The Spfld, MO, Tulsa and OKC folks have been getting hammered pretty good, >>> > too [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Hector's getting hammered right now, too. :) Always! I'll drink to that (or anything else, for that matter!) -- Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. - Admiral Hyman Rickover, U.S. Navy On Dec 11, 7:51 pm, "Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver (Hector Goldstein)" <drunk_and_distracted@the_wheel.com> wrote: > >>> "Rich Piehl" <rpiehl5REMOVETHIS...@NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > - Show quoted text - One for you, Hector: it's impossible to spike Everclear. :) >>> BTW, I hear you guys got a little weather up that way. >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > The Spfld, MO, Tulsa and OKC folks have been getting hammered pretty > good, too Tulsa looks like a war zone. Power is still out for thousands of homes (mine just came on this afternoon). Trees have limbs ripped from them, and some trees are completely knocked over. There are large limbs lying in the roads. Some of the traffic lights are still not working. Fun times. >Tulsa looks like a war zone. Power is still out for thousands of homes >(mine just came on this afternoon). Trees have limbs ripped from them, and >some trees are completely knocked over. There are large limbs lying in the >roads. Some of the traffic lights are still not working. Fun times. Post some snaps! >> Tulsa looks like a war zone. Power is still out for thousands of >> homes (mine just came on this afternoon). Trees have limbs ripped [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Post some snaps! My camera is broken, but here are a bunch of good pictures: http://flickr.com/search/?q=tulsa%20december%202007%20ice%20storm&w=all MLOM: > I'm not worried about getting around, as far as handling the > conditions per se. However, it's the other drivers that concern > me...their IQ and sanity level is somewhere between that of S&DDAM and > that of GPSTroll. I know, not a wide range there. I've oft wondered how SFB can handle that beater in the CO winters - especially with the bald tires.... > In about 3 weeks I'll be taking a 5-day break from the mess by > escaping to Texas (D/FW & SA). Drive safely make sure to post some pics..... > -- > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > F ootball > S uccessfully -- C orny A lmanac of L eftcoast R oads O btuse & G rainy > MLOM: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I've oft wondered how SFB can handle that beater in the CO winters - > especially with the bald tires.... I doubt that the sandpaper treadwork helps traction much if at all. > > In about 3 weeks I'll be taking a 5-day break from the mess by > > escaping to Texas (D/FW & SA). > > Drive safely make sure to post some pics..... Certainly. Possibly YouTube additions as well. > > -- > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > O btuse & > G rainy V ery I rritating A ddition T o O nline L and-travel O pinion G roups I ncluding S ome T rolling >> C orny >> A lmanac of [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >S ome >T rolling /me bows to the creativity of MLOM & necromancer. -- Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. - Admiral Hyman Rickover, U.S. Navy >> C orny >> A lmanac of [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >S ome >T rolling Loser Of Zero-IQ And Gay Accusations > >> C orny > >> A lmanac of [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Yep...that's a keeper. S outhern C alifornia's O wn T roll T racker :) > Here's a little something to keep warm by: > http://www.weatherunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=kbqk It's pretty much the same here :) http://www.weatherunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Bluefiel d%2C+VA. In fact, it's supposed to get up to 70F tomorrow, so I'm going to get some riding in :) > Hi Viatologists, > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ******** Tain't nothing pretty about Atlanta Freeway any time of day, or Atlanta, at all. The place always looks like it needs a good scrubbing then demolition, just like most Big Cities. > > Hi Viatologists, > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > - Show quoted text - I greatly beg to differ. I've seen and photographed almost every city east of the Mississippi and a few west to boot. Philly, Buffalo, Newark & Detroit are god-awful places and Baltimore (aside from the inner harbor) defines "in need of a good scrubbing" and New Orleans is in a class by itself. Aside from it's overall greatness most of New York City is pretty much in need of a bath too. Yes, most big cities have issues and Atlanta is not perfect but it's newer and cleaner than most other places, especially those on the East Coast so I'd be interested in what exactly your criteria is and what you've seen to compare it against. Jim K. Georges >>> Hi Viatologists, >>> Courtesy of the Tennessean, a Nashville-based newspaper, here's a look [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > Jim K. Georges Your point well taken Jim. I just don't like an ant colony. It's just not me. Yes, there are way dirtier places like any number in any corner of the Country. I wish the best for those that choose to live there. Not many do. Most commute to work there. That is partially the reason most cities are dirty. The people don't live there, and have no interest in keep it clean, maybe. The Business Interest that own the city don't figure appearance and maintenance help their bottom line, with exceptions, of course. One of the things not addressed by most cities is cleanliness. They may make you mow your lawn but perish the thought of the city scape and buildings being required to keep clean. >> Hi Viatologists, >> [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > at all. The place always looks like it needs a good scrubbing then > demolition, just like most Big Cities. That seems terribly wasteful. Why scrubbing and then demolition? That's like hanging someone and then burning them at the stake. Why don't you rethink your assertion and choose only one. brink > Courtesy of the Tennessean, a Nashville-based newspaper, here's a look > at rush-hour traffic in Atlanta: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I foresee many grimaces, teeth-grinding and stressed folk even though > this metro-area has expanded the expressway into multiple through lanes. That roadway looks dangerous with those excess lanes. Maybe there wouldn't be so many traffic jams if all drivers kept right except to pass, yielded on the entrance lanes, and accelerated evenly with the traffic in front of them. >> Courtesy of the Tennessean, a Nashville-based newspaper, here's a look at >> rush-hour traffic in Atlanta: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > yielded on the entrance lanes, and accelerated evenly with the traffic in > front of them. Life would be so much simpler for parents if children always obeyed them... also, people should not smoke, eat sensibly, exercise regularly, and always practice good oral hygeine. brink > Life would be so much simpler for parents if children always obeyed > them... Those "parent" drivers with their bad driving skills shouldn't be obeyed. MSMD! |
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