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When in Doubt, Yield

Fulton County accident report stated that on August 10, 2018 Vehicle 1 was in the left turn lane on Roswell Rd attempting to turn West on I-285.  Vehicle 2 was in the right hand South lane going straight.  Vehicle 2 had the green light and Vehicle 1 had a green light with no arrow per Driver 1.  But Driver [...]

When in Doubt, Yield 2018-08-11T19:12:28+00:00

Make Sure

Fulton County accident report states that on August 9, 2018 Driver 1 said she was behind Vehicle 2 and thought it was moving forward to make the right hand turn onto SR 9 NB, but it suddenly stopped. Driver 2 said she saw Vehicle 1 coming and thought it was going to stop, but it struck her. [...]

Make Sure 2018-08-11T19:19:20+00:00

Watch Those Hills

Fulton County accident report states that on August 9, 2018  Driver 1 was turning left onto Spaulding Drive and did not see Vehicle 2 coming over the hill to cross the intersection. Driver 2 said he applied the brakes, long skid marks are visible, and tried to steer out of the collision but was unable to avoid [...]

Watch Those Hills 2018-08-11T19:37:51+00:00

Yield or Crash

Clayton County accident report stated that on August 8, 2018  Driver 2 was traveling E on I-285 in the number 5 lane when Vehicle 1 moved into his lane without yielding causing him to break suddenly.  Driver 2 stated that he could not stop in time and struck Vehicle 1 in the rear.  Driver 1 confirmed his statement adding [...]

Yield or Crash 2018-08-11T19:43:22+00:00

Parking Lot Too Tight

Fulton County accident report stated that on August 7, 2017. Driver 1 was traveling EB on Virginia Ave when she was hit while attempting to make a left turn into a shopping center. Driver 2 stated that she was also traveling EB and that Vehicle 1 just suddenly came to a screeching stop, w/o a turn signal, [...]

Parking Lot Too Tight 2018-08-11T19:45:27+00:00

Failure to Yield

Clayton County accident report states that on August 6, 2017 an officer was dispatched to the intersection of SR 138 and Kendrick Rd. Driver 1 was driving West at the light at SR138 and Kendrick, waiting to turn left onto Kendrick Rd. She started to turn left when she observed an oncoming vehicle turning right, and Driver 1 was hit [...]

Failure to Yield 2018-08-11T19:46:56+00:00

Federal Gov’t Has Plans To Eliminate Traffic Fatalities by 2046!

The numbers are staggering and climbing every year. In 2022 there were 35,092 people were killed in car crashes in the US. Thirty Five Thousand!! To put it into perspective, that is like the whole City of Kennesaw being killed in car crashes! The numbers are not any better for this year. So far in [...]

Federal Gov’t Has Plans To Eliminate Traffic Fatalities by 2046! 2024-01-03T14:23:11+00:00

The Traffic Season Is Upon Us

Living in Atlanta you come to realize that we have more than 4 seasons. Along with Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall, we have many sub-seasons in Atlanta, even more important than the four traditional seasons. For example, we have just started college football season, which is arguably the most important and most eagerly anticipated season [...]

The Traffic Season Is Upon Us 2017-10-01T20:27:14+00:00

Upcoming Plans for Atlanta Roads

The $2 Billion proposed truck lanes which are proposed to be built along the I-75 stretch between Macon and McDonough will be the first of its kind in the United States. The two barrier -separated lanes, 40 miles of them, will be free for truckers and will go only in the Northbound direction right into [...]

Upcoming Plans for Atlanta Roads 2017-09-07T19:45:13+00:00

Windy Hill Road’s Suicide Lane is Closing!

The center turn lane on Windy Hill Road between Cobb Parkway and the Circle 75 Parkway, where all the construction is going on for the new stadium, has been called a ‘suicide lane’ because of the excessive car accidents which happen there.  And so, the lane will be closed and will be turned into a [...]

Windy Hill Road’s Suicide Lane is Closing! 2017-10-01T19:32:24+00:00
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