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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...

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Traffic 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...

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Speed 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...

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433 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...

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New 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...

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GDOT 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....

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Celebrate 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...

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Construction 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...

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Heavy 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?...

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Texting 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...

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Bill 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...

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Georgia 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...

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Will 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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