Atlanta traffic *is* awful. It took me 2 hours and 25 minutes to get home from the doctor's office yesterday. Heck, it only takes me 4 hours to get to the beach!
Somebody sent this to me regarding Atlanta traffic recently:
1. You must first learn to pronounce the city?s name. It is ?ITlanna? or sometimes ?Alanna.?
2. The morning rush hour is from 5:00 am to noon. The evening rush hour is from noon to 7:00 pm. Friday's rush hour starts on Thursday morning.
3. The minimum acceptable speed on most interstates is 85 mph. Anything less is considered "wussy.?
4. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Atlanta has its own version of traffic rules. For example, cars or trucks with the loudest mufflers go first; trucks with the biggest tires go second. However, in Roswell and Alpharetta, SUV-driving, cell-phone-talking moms ALWAYS have the right of way.
5. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear-ended, cussed out, and possibly shot.
6. Never honk at anyone. Ever. Seriously. It's another offense that can get you shot.
7. Road construction is permanent and continuous in all of Atlanta and its surrounding counties. Detour barrels are moved around for your entertainment. Enjoy pleasure driving during the middle of the night to make the next day's driving a bit more exciting.
8. Watch carefully for road hazards such as drunks, skunks, dogs, cats, barrels, cones, celebs, rubberneckers, shredded tires, cell-phoners, deer and other road kill, and the buzzards feeding on any of these items.
9. MapQuest does not work here. None of the roads are where they say they are or go where they say they do, and all of the interstate off and on ramps are moved each night.
10. If someone actually has their turn signal on, wave them to the shoulder immediately to let them know that it has been "accidentally
activated."
11. If you are in any lane and only driving 70 in a 55 mph zone, you are considered a road hazard and will be "flipped off" accordingly. If you return the flip, you'll be shot.
12. Do not try to estimate travel time, just leave Monday afternoon for Tuesday appointments, by noon Thursday for Friday and right after church on Sunday for anything on Monday morning (especially on Easter, Mother?s Day, and the Sunday after Thanksgiving).
13. Above all else, enjoy your driving experience, because if you actually get where you are going on time, everybody else will be late.
Somebody sent this to me regarding Atlanta traffic recently:
1. You must first learn to pronounce the city?s name. It is ?ITlanna? or sometimes ?Alanna.?
2. The morning rush hour is from 5:00 am to noon. The evening rush hour is from noon to 7:00 pm. Friday's rush hour starts on Thursday morning.
3. The minimum acceptable speed on most interstates is 85 mph. Anything less is considered "wussy.?
4. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Atlanta has its own version of traffic rules. For example, cars or trucks with the loudest mufflers go first; trucks with the biggest tires go second. However, in Roswell and Alpharetta, SUV-driving, cell-phone-talking moms ALWAYS have the right of way.
5. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear-ended, cussed out, and possibly shot.
6. Never honk at anyone. Ever. Seriously. It's another offense that can get you shot.
7. Road construction is permanent and continuous in all of Atlanta and its surrounding counties. Detour barrels are moved around for your entertainment. Enjoy pleasure driving during the middle of the night to make the next day's driving a bit more exciting.
8. Watch carefully for road hazards such as drunks, skunks, dogs, cats, barrels, cones, celebs, rubberneckers, shredded tires, cell-phoners, deer and other road kill, and the buzzards feeding on any of these items.
9. MapQuest does not work here. None of the roads are where they say they are or go where they say they do, and all of the interstate off and on ramps are moved each night.
10. If someone actually has their turn signal on, wave them to the shoulder immediately to let them know that it has been "accidentally
activated."
11. If you are in any lane and only driving 70 in a 55 mph zone, you are considered a road hazard and will be "flipped off" accordingly. If you return the flip, you'll be shot.
12. Do not try to estimate travel time, just leave Monday afternoon for Tuesday appointments, by noon Thursday for Friday and right after church on Sunday for anything on Monday morning (especially on Easter, Mother?s Day, and the Sunday after Thanksgiving).
13. Above all else, enjoy your driving experience, because if you actually get where you are going on time, everybody else will be late.
