Least Favorite City Status for me.
I'm in ATL every week. All you can do is just go with the flow. Expect asshats cutting you off, and keep a safe following distance. Safety is the key. It as taken me 4 hours before to get from the south end I-85 by Fairburn, GA around I-285, up To northern end of I-85.
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The pilot in braselton is top 3 worst pilots around. Bouldercrest might be worse. Its always packed no matter what time of the day it is. I'm local here now but when I was otr I didnt even waste my time with that place.
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I went through heading south at about 1100. Never saw so many emergency vehicles in one place. Gwinett Fire had their big command post setup. N/B was closed and there were cars spewed for about 2 miles south of Jimmy Carter. I live 2 hours from there. Horrible the crashes that go on in atlanta. I avoid it when possible, this week heading to Dallas so no such luck.
That is so sad.
I just went through atl last night at midnight and they had 285 on the west side all tore up under construction.
When I go through there everything gets shut off in the truck and off of cruise control until I get through. It's such a dangerous place.
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I’m gotten rather comfortable driving in Atlanta. I’m in and out 3 to 4 times per week. It’s gonna be hell , so sit back and enjoy the ride. Stopped in Jackson last night pulled out about 5:30 dropped my load at Walmart drop yard, get a empty. Clean it out, head over to McDonough drop that trailer and get my loaded trailer all before 8:00 this morning. Headed down 285 take the I-85 ramp. Cops come screaming up, block the exit. Sit there for 4 hours. When they finally let us move it was to return to 285. Since they had evacuated the area, 285 was packed 3 hours later I managed to get to other end of jimmy carter and reach 85. I stopped at the first truck stop. I’d had enough for today. It’s a pretty nasty pilot, but there’s a Cracker Barrel across the street. Please say a prayer for these two peoples families.