Atlanta Georgia Crew...How Do You ...
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Put up with the traffic on I75 and 285?
It takes 2+ hours to go from northern city limits to the I75/675 interchange !
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I go through there a couple times a month going from Chicago to Florida. I always go through downtown on I-75, I know the lanes to be in especially with a trailer to get through better. There is rarely a good time to go through Atlanta. The I rarely go 285, there is always a car on fire and an accident or three. One of the worst cities to drive through in the US...
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It’s been a disaster to go through for at least the last 25 years that I’ve been through it. Probably longer.
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I go through there a couple times a month going from Chicago to Florida. I always go through downtown on I-75, I know the lanes to be in especially with a trailer to get through better. There is rarely a good time to go through Atlanta. The I rarely go 285, there is always a car on fire and an accident or three. One of the worst cities to drive through in the US... Yep, I 75 through downtown seems to work best. If you have to take 285 just be prepared to be there awhile.
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Put up with the traffic on I75 and 285?
It takes 2+ hours to go from northern city limits to the I75/675 interchange ! I don't! I stay out of ATL as much as possible. If I do travel, I try to do it in off traffic hours. It's horrible!
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03/28/21 01:21 PM
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Last time I was down there I was on 85 N, there were multiple grass fires in the median and shoulders and no one seemed concerned...is that typical?
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I try to stay out outside 285 unless I can't avoid it (taking wife to Dr. for example). We have PeachPass on our vehicles and that helps a lot but even then I tend to take surface streets. We live in the NE suburbs well outside 285 (985 & 85 area). If we are headed south to Florida, I always leave around 2 a.m. but even then it's hit or miss going through Atlanta. Born & raised in and around Atlanta, I can well remember when the interstates were 2 lanes and traffic was practically non-existent. About the only time you would get jammed up was in the event of a wreck. Tim
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three things to remember. #1. Timing - Obviously avoid morning and afternoon rush hours. 6:00am-10:00am & 3:00pm-8:00pm. If you are scheduled to go through during either of these times, just don't do it. #2. Route - Turn to a local radio station and listen to the traffic report. It will help you decide on driving straight through or talking the 285 loop #3. GPS with Traffic - Simply get Waze on your phone and go the route it tells you. The real time traffic updates on there are amazing. I use it faithfully as I travel I-85 up to NC a couple of times a month.Not many detour options on that route, but I often get routed off the highway for a few miles to avoid a wreck.
As mentioned by some, Covid slowed things down for a while, but the last time I went through during the day things looked back to bad. I always go to the airport about 4:00-5:00 AM and never have an issue. In general I stay away from downtown. About as close as I get is Caffeine and Octane on the first Sunday of each month, and that is outside of the perimeter. Everything I would ever need is North of town, except Summit racing and the airport.
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We were taking our daughter to a gymnastics meet in Florida.
Had to go through Atlanta. I timed it so that we would go through in the middle of the night (10 or 11pm) because I had heard the horror stories.
Still hit a ton of traffic--even at that hour....
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