You might be wrong about roundabouts
Misconceptions about roundabouts – circular intersections that are cropping up all over Georgia — abound with regard to everything from how they work, to how safe they are, to what they cost. Georgia...
View ArticleTraffic fatalities still on upward trajectory this year
Drive Alert. Arrive Alive. Safety campaign file photo courtesy of Georgia Department of Transportation. Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry had a serious message for...
View ArticleSpeed limit signs malfunctioning on I-285
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvb2ngNA1ME&w=560&h=315] What happens when you can’t trust the information posted on electronic speed limit signs? Apparently, drivers just go with the...
View Article433 crash deaths expected this Thanksgiving travel period
Traffic on I-75 as seen from Allgood Road, south of the I-575 merge on Aug. 19, 2014. Credit Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com The National Safety Council estimates 433 people will be killed and another...
View ArticleNew sidewalks, road improvements slated for Gwinnett
BRANT SANDERLIN /BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM. Gwinnett commissioners this week approved construction contracts for various sidewalk and intersection improvements to be funded with the one-percent Special...
View ArticleGDOT to Gwinnett drivers: Start carpooling more
I-85 southbound near Pleasant Hill Road in Gwinnett County, Ga., on July 29, 2015. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL The Georgia Department of Transportation has a message for Gwinnett drivers: carpool more....
View ArticleCelebrate Fourth of July responsibly, GSP says
By Asia Burns The Fourth of July is right around the corner and the Georgia State Patrol is making an effort to encourage Georgians to celebrate the holiday responsibly. The holiday travel period...
View ArticleConstruction suspended for Fourth of July weekend
May 27, 2016 Norcross – Afternoon rush hour traffic on was backed up for miles in both directions on I-85 in Gwinnett County on Friday, May 27, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM By Asia Burns The...
View ArticleHeavy traffic expected after delay-free holiday weekend
There will be a number of construction-related lane closures this weekend. HYOSUB SHIN /HSHIN@AJC.COM Enjoyed navigating metro Atlanta last weekend without the typical roadwork that clogs interstates?...
View ArticleTexting citations: A glimpse of our addiction to cell phones
A driver was killed when his car crashed into a MARTA bus Oct. 21 in southwest Atlanta. The National Safety Council estimates 1,540 people died in motor vehicle accidents in Georgia last year. JOHN...
View ArticleBill would require Georgia drivers to go hands-free with phones
Motor vehicle fatalities rose by a third over the last two years. . JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM As The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported last week, motor vehicles fatalities in Georgia jumped by a...
View ArticleGeorgia project named one of nation’s worst “highway boondoggles”
While metro Atlantans will have to pay to use the interstate capacity planned for I-75, I-285 and Ga. 400, the proposed truck-only lanes on I-75 between Macon and Atlanta would be new capacity added at...
View ArticleWill Georgia require drivers to use hands-free phone technology?
A driver was killed when his car crashed into a MARTA bus Oct. 21 in southwest Atlanta. Statistics from the Georgia Department of Transportation show 1,561 people died on Georgia roads last year. JOHN...
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