Andy Stanley is the lead pastor of North Point Ministries, which incorporates my church, Decatur City Church. He shared such a driving expertise with me in a latest message.
Some years in the past, Stanley had skipped breakfast at his lodge and didn’t wish to eat a junk meals lunch or dinner in the airport. If his flight had been on time, he would have gotten house in loads of time to eat a more healthy dinner.
Alas, the flight was delayed — fairly a bit.
After touchdown in Atlanta, Stanley hopped in his automotive and commenced the late night time trek to Alpharetta.
As he drove up the Downtown Connector/northbound, he began having imaginative and prescient issues. Stanley saved going, pondering they’d go, however they solely worsened. By the time he acquired north of I-20, he might barely see, however he someway navigated onto an exit. After making some calls at a gasoline station — this was earlier than rideshare providers — Stanley hailed a taxi house.
He ended up having low blood sugar from not having eaten for therefore lengthy. The imaginative and prescient issues weren’t simply going to blow over. He made the proper resolution to bail from driving.
Stanley didn’t share this story to warn of the risks of driving throughout a medical problem. He was really highlighting the love and charity proven by the taxi driver and a buddy of his, who went out of their manner to assist him and his automotive get house safely.
But Stanley did acknowledge that, with hindsight, he ought to have pulled over sooner or not pushed in any respect. But in the second, he, like many people, thought the drawback would go or that he might no less than powerful his manner house after which determine it out.
How many people have simply stated to ourselves, “I just need to make it home and then I’ll be fine.”? That slippery slope places automobiles in ditches.
The WSB Traffic Team and I hear police and hearth items reply to medical issues on the roads all the time. Thankfully, first responders are likely to most of those cases of quick respiratory and chest ache on the shoulders of roads. But generally somebody in misery will simply cease in a lane or go out at a site visitors gentle. That makes the state of affairs way more harmful, as we lined in final week’s column.
One has to marvel how doubtlessly harmful the driving maneuvers had been for these individuals, earlier than they stopped their autos. If somebody drunk, drained or distracted is swerving or driving erratically, somebody having imaginative and prescient, cardiac or respiratory issues actually might be doing the identical. Heck, somebody with a sudden nosebleed is straight away compromised when working a two-ton missile.
Medical issues can come up out of nowhere, earlier than there’s a actual alternative to get utterly out of journey lanes or safely right into a parking zone. But many massive issues begin as small ones. People shouldn’t wait to tug over till they nearly can not.
The identical holds true for when a warning gentle illuminates on the sprint or we predict we hear the tire making a bizarre noise. Those are the occasions to steer out of hazard, not when the engine overheats or the tire lastly blows.
Very merely, if a driver encounters one thing that turns into extra necessary than driving, they should pull right into a parking zone or onto an exit or shoulder and have a tendency to that. People like me have to situation ourselves to not suppose that issues will simply work themselves out. Sometimes issues do shortly subside, however we shouldn’t use our steering wheels like roulette wheels, simply hoping that the drawback and journey will prove okay.
Doug Turnbull, the PM drive Skycopter anchor for Triple Team Traffic on 95.5 WSB, is the Gridlock Guy. He additionally hosts a site visitors podcast with Smilin’ Mark McKay on wsbradio.com. Contact him at Doug.Turnbull@cmg.com.
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5:12am Update: Traffic is diverted onto Glenwood Rd (Exit 44) due to this crash investigation at I-20 (Exit 46). Take Glenwood Rd west to Candler Rd south down to I-285. @WSBTraffic is holding you up to date now on @wsbtv! #ATLTraffic pic.twitter.com/kfqdnv40Lf
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RED ALERT DeKalb Co: I-20/wb/eb at I-285 (exit 67). ALL LANES BLOCKED on I-285/wb. Three left lanes blocked on I-20/eb. Traffic able to get by authorities in the gore on I-20/eb. Use Glenwood Rd, Memorial Dr, or Flat Shoals Rd as an alternate. https://t.co/2hvjWkI3bV #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/stst5cNpMD
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⚠️TRAVEL ADVISORY⚠️ An earlier vehicle fire in College Park has I-285/sb (Outer loop) ramp to I-85/sb (Exit 61) has all lanes blocked. Use Camp Creek Pkwy to I-85 or Hwy 29 as alternates to access I-85/sb. Stay with @WSBTraffic for updates! #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/CPKje30brb
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RED ALERT with this Overturned Big Rig on I-285/nb (Inner Loop) before Hollowell Pkwy (exit 12). All lanes are closed. Avoid. Use I-75/85. #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/aPrWUZIvKN
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🚨RED ALERT *update* 9:21a Fulton County: Big first response now on scene I-285/nb (Inner Loop) shut down before Hollowell Pkwy (Exit 12). #ATLtraffic @wsbradio @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/2xKc80KTGd
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RED ALERT due to Police Activity on I-85/nb/sb at Indian Trail Rd. (exit 101). All lanes are shut down. Avoid. Use Buford Hwy in and out of Norcross. #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/mAJe41AoS2
— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) March 22, 2022
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Harrell got push alerts out immediately on our Triple Team Traffic Alerts App and WSB Radio App. Those running the Triple Team Traffic Alerts App on their phones heard Harrell’s warnings when they drove in a 10-mile radius of the closure. There wasn’t any excuse for people just driving right into this mess."},{"_id":"AOSDLNHG4RCONHTILFEO7K26RU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1648349299932},"type":"text","content":"The various departments initiated a good traffic plan, forcing I-85/southbound traffic onto Beaver Ruin Road (Exit 102) and I-85/northbound onto Jimmy Carter Boulevard (Exit 99). 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Lawrenceville Highway then took on big delays both ways between Lilburn and Norcross."},{"_id":"C3JA5CABXVFXFBU3PBK7RISNUU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1648349299935},"type":"text","content":"A traffic problem’s intensity is truly measured when a driver needs alternates to the alternates."},{"_id":"E252SJXBCNCJHEZI5NJBN4Y37E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1648349299936},"type":"text","content":"As the closure prolonged, WSB AM airborne anchor Smilin’ Mark McKay joined Harrell in radio reports and began directing people to an even wider berth, suggesting people take GA-400 to either Holcomb Bridge Road/Highway 140 in Norcross or to Old Milton Parkway/Highway 120 to Duluth. He also sent people destined for the eastern half of Gwinnett to take Highway 78. 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🔴 GRIDLOCK ALERT Suwanee: This is now a fatality investigation. A van ran under a flat bed around 1p and caught fire. Only HOT lane open I-85/nb at Hwy. 317 (Exit 111). Ramp to Hwy. 317 shut, too. Jammed above Hwy. 316. Take Satellite or Buford Hwy. #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/wXRwAJ9Qut
— Triple Team Traffic (@WSBTraffic) March 21, 2022
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And as these vehicles trend bigger and distractions become more prevalent, crossing or sharing streets becomes more dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. Motorists need to become far more in tune with their fellow commuters’ vulnerability and turn back this awful trend."},{"_id":"RZFEL7BFHFA7VPT4UEONAH7EG4","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":"N56ZVJCRNRD4FPCKU7N47ONLUU"},"type":"divider"},{"_id":"37RXCAHNEFCSLPSDCQUMY3ESPM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":"BIXXNQI43VBL3N4UN4GFHN7Y4I"},"type":"text","content":"Doug Turnbull, the PM drive Skycopter anchor for Triple Team Traffic on 95.5 WSB, is the Gridlock Guy. He also hosts a traffic podcast with Smilin’ Mark McKay on wsbradio.com. 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The elimination of the bridge last August has sent extra traffic onto Lenox Road and onto streets not meant for that load of cars. The absence of the bridge has also really hurt local businesses in the area."},{"_id":"7UX6NU2GWFBVNBBLKZJEUOVBOM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1646928639604},"type":"text","content":"The Atlanta DOT project site has no expected date for the bridge’s being rebuilt and little, if any, progress has been made. I have reached out to ATL DOT for updates on the delays and will report back when I hear something more."},{"_id":"OFOJOJDMSVDE5MV7LK2CW4QN6A","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1646928639605},"type":"text","content":"Might you have any info on the status of DeKalb Avenue repairs? — Craig T."},{"_id":"HVHLPU2AP5FKJJ5FHTAZSXP3NE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1646928639607},"type":"text","content":"The City of Atlanta began long-awaited improvements on DeKalb Avenue from Jackson Street to Ridgecrest Road last fall. Resurfacing, bike lane installation, intersection improvements and traffic signal timing are among the upgrades for this heavily traveled road on this mixed residential-commercial stretch."},{"_id":"KCWPBBM2JZHXTOB3K5W6ILH3SY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1646928639608},"type":"text","content":"ATL DOT’s website lists this DeKalb Avenue project’s end date as September 2023, but at least there is a set end date here."},{"_id":"FVJP26LXH5EJXLSCN64T4WNCCE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1646928639609},"type":"text","content":"We just passed the Express Lanes/Peach Pass scenario south of Stockbridge. Why is it that our tax dollars are used to build lanes that we then have to pay extra to utilize? It seems to be saying, “If you can afford it, you aren’t held back by traffic like the poor suckers in the regular lanes.” I, and many people I know, would welcome an explanation as to how pay lanes — as opposed to just another lane — lessen traffic for everyone. — Mike B."},{"_id":"R2ZLJXOSAJAYNGHAUJDZKXWHB4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1646928639611},"type":"text","content":"This question comes up often and the logic is sound. Numerous Gwinnett drivers asked this in 2011 when the HOV lanes became Peach Pass lanes."},{"_id":"345K6D3GH5CZRMHSBXD5OT7MOY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1646928639612},"type":"text","content":"First, people pay for government-funded items all the time. Entry passes and parking at public parks cost money. The U.S. Postal Service is paid for with taxes, but they charge for stamps and shipping. Riders have to pay money for public transit, which receives government funding. Paying to use toll lanes is no different."},{"_id":"6MYTXB6UHNGSHFY4GPOD6RNFUA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1646928639613},"type":"text","content":"Express Lanes also draw some traffic out of the cost-free main lanes, so traffic moves better for the non-paying drivers too. And toll roads also provide another much-needed revenue stream for GDOT, as fuel taxes have not kept pace with traffic growth."},{"_id":"ATMPODZGHVDXZJDK4WBCZDDN3M","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1646928639614},"type":"text","content":"Some GDOT projects, such as the I-75/I-575 Northwest Metro Express Lanes in Cobb and Cherokee counties, are public-private partnerships, meaning that private firms put up the money for the project’s building and then get to reap some or all of the toll revenue. So in those cases, taxpayer money is not as influential as other projects."},{"_id":"WXGBT7KO4FEBVMFFX2IFYCEWDI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1646928639615},"type":"text","content":"One complication with the I-75 South Metro Express Lanes is that traffic is so heavy in each direction, but the reversible lanes can only help one side at a time. With five years of hindsight, building one lane for each direction might have been a better play there."},{"_id":"PZTT5F32ENEX5NUGGB36KNCXBY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1646928639616},"type":"text","content":"People [on I-85/northbound in Suwanee] start to brake as they either get ready to go to I-985 or are confused about what to do. A vehicle had slowed down or maybe stopped when a pick up truck slammed into the rear at full speed. This started a chain reaction. I wonder if the speed limit needs to be changed there to get people to be more careful as they figure out what to do. — Paul M."},{"_id":"T2HBXOSV6FAXVBE6CDKNZGG43M","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1646928639618},"type":"text","content":"Paul is referring to the I-85/northbound ramp to I-985/northbound in North Gwinnett. This interchange comes at traffic fast and a driver can easily end up in the wrong lane when trying to decide which freeway they need. Drivers following GPS turn-by-turn directions often get the command to take the correct lane at the last minute and that helps cause these wrecks."},{"_id":"KXOEAD4ITZC3HBOMPH2E3XGFNA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1646928639619},"type":"text","content":"When planning to use a GPS, drivers should look at the entire route before pressing “Go”. Doing so clues one in on what to expect and makes them not as dependent on the timing of when automated directions play."},{"_id":"5KZ23MVZNVAIXDRZV3D6KHCANM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1646928639620},"type":"text","content":"And Paul’s observation is another reminder of the dangers of driving too far over the speed limit and being distracted. Both eat into reaction times and increase the likelihood of trouble when other people take evasive measures."},{"_id":"EJ7PI7C7DFEHHGVQK2FCCAVSLI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1646928639621},"type":"text","content":"As always, thank you very much for reading and for the great questions. I look forward to hearing even more and am honored that all of you take the time to read this. Yes, even you."},{"_id":"37RXCAHNEFCSLPSDCQUMY3ESPM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":"BIXXNQI43VBL3N4UN4GFHN7Y4I"},"type":"text","content":"Doug Turnbull, the PM drive Skycopter anchor for Triple Team Traffic on 95.5 WSB, is the Gridlock Guy. He also hosts a traffic podcast with Smilin’ Mark McKay on wsbradio.com. 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WATCH: One dead & one injured after shooting on Downtown Connector - https://t.co/BDPhqrFRGa #Atlanta pic.twitter.com/GMTRcKthGV
— John Spink (@johnjspink) March 11, 2022
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⚠️TRAVEL ADVISORY 6:25a Sandy Springs: This is Ga 400/sb leaving Northridge Rd (Exit 6) as 🚧 is still active in the right lane. Use Roswell Rd. #atltraffic @wsbradio #skycopter @wsbtv #captncam pic.twitter.com/cbVZRJqIZA
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🔴GRIDLOCK ALERT 8:10a Buckhead: Ga 400/nb is being paced north of Lenox Rd to break down left lane 🚧 in Sandy Springs. Use Roswell Rd. #ATLtraffic @wsbradio #skycopter @wsbtv #captncam pic.twitter.com/y7Q73QYhbx
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RED ALERT due to Police Activity on I-285/nb (Inner Loop) past Langford Pkwy (exit 5). All lanes are closed. Use I-75/85. #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/GZx40mAcd1
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#BREAKING 🚨RED ALERT🚨 Crash investigation in #Atlanta on I-85/nb past 17th St has all lanes blocked. Atlanta police confirm 3 fatalities with this awful crash. Traffic on I-75/85/nb is being diverted onto I-75/nb. @WSBTraffic has been giving updates on @wsbtv. #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/X5JXkkGAps
— Mike Shields WSB (@MikeShieldsWSB) March 4, 2022
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**UPDATE** This has cleared. All lanes of I-75/sb and the exit ramp to Mt. Zion are open. #ATLtraffic https://t.co/6T3nwcmmmM
— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) March 1, 2022
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"},{"_id":"NT2BJROIMJAOFDOS2IY66KMH6U","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1646169557407},"type":"text","content":"— Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates."}],"display_date":"2022-03-02T17:23:32.933Z","headlines":{"basic":"3 ejected in serious Clayton County crash on I-75 South"},"first_publish_date":"2022-03-01T21:26:19.019Z","taxonomy":{"sections":[{"path":"/atlanta-traffic","parent":{"default":"https://www.ajc.com/"},"_website":"ajc","parent_id":"https://www.ajc.com/","name":"Atlanta Traffic","description":"AJC Live Atlanta traffic map shows your commute at a glance, including major accidents, traffic delays, lane closings and stop and go road conditions you may want to avoid","_id":"/atlanta-traffic","additional_properties":{"original":{"parent":{"AmpNav":"https://www.ajc.com/","default":"https://www.ajc.com/","BottomNav":null,"TopNavRedesign":null,"SectionMap":"https://www.ajc.com/","MainMenuRedesign2021":"/news","TopNav":null,"ComposerNav":"https://www.ajc.com/"},"site":{"section_comments_enabled":"Yes","site_description":"AJC Live Atlanta traffic map shows your commute at a glance, including major accidents, traffic delays, lane closings and stop and go road conditions you may want to avoid","site_title":"Atlanta Traffic Delays and Road Conditions"},"navigation":{"nav_title":"Traffic"},"inactive":false,"node_type":"section","_website":"ajc","name":"Atlanta Traffic","_id":"/atlanta-traffic","ancestors":{"TopNavRedesign":[],"SectionMap":["https://www.ajc.com/"],"MainMenuRedesign2021":["https://www.ajc.com/","/news"],"TopNav":[]},"order":{"AmpNav":1012,"default":1012,"SectionMap":1004,"MainMenuRedesign2021":2008,"ComposerNav":1034}}},"_website_section_id":"ajc./atlanta-traffic","type":"section","version":"0.6.0"},{"path":"/news","parent":{"default":"https://www.ajc.com/"},"_website":"ajc","parent_id":"https://www.ajc.com/","name":"News","description":"Atlanta Georgia News major web page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles - Atlanta Journal-Constitution","_id":"/news","additional_properties":{"original":{"parent":{"AmpNav":"https://www.ajc.com/","default":"https://www.ajc.com/","BottomNav":null,"TopNavRedesign":null,"SectionMap":"https://www.ajc.com/","LoggedOutMenu":null,"MainMenuRedesign2021":"https://www.ajc.com/","TopNav":null,"TopicsBar":null,"ComposerNav":"https://www.ajc.com/"},"site": Top News Page","navigation":{"nav_title":"News"},"inactive":false,"node_type":"section","_website":"ajc","name":"News","Sponsor":{"sponsor_url_open_new_tab":"true","sponsor_desktop_banner":"","sponsor_mobile_banner":"","sponsor_url":""},"_id":"/news","ancestors":{"AmpNav":["https://www.ajc.com/"],"default":["https://www.ajc.com/"],"BottomNav":[],"TopNavRedesign":[],"SectionMap":["https://www.ajc.com/"],"LoggedOutMenu":[],"MainMenuRedesign2021":["https://www.ajc.com/"],"TopicsBar":[]},"order":{"AmpNav":1001,"default":1001,"SectionMap":1018,"MainMenuRedesign2021":1002,"ComposerNav":1137}}},"_website_section_id":"ajc./news","type":"section","version":"0.6.0"},{"path":"/neighborhoods/clayton","parent":{"default":"/neighborhoods"},"_website":"ajc","parent_id":"/neighborhoods","name":"Clayton County","description":"Local news for Clayton County Ga including breaking news, Clayton County schools, high school sports, crime, events, neighborhood development","_id":"/neighborhoods/clayton","additional_properties":{"original":{"parent":{"AmpNav":"/neighborhoods","default":"/neighborhoods","BottomNav":null,"TopNavRedesign":null,"SectionMap":"https://www.ajc.com/","MainMenuRedesign2021":"/neighborhoods","TopNav":null,"ComposerNav":"https://www.ajc.com/"},"site": Local news, sports, events, schools and info","navigation":{"nav_title":"Clayton County"},"inactive":false,"node_type":"section","_website":"ajc","name":"Clayton County","_id":"/neighborhoods/clayton","ancestors":{"AmpNav":["https://www.ajc.com/","/neighborhoods"],"default":["https://www.ajc.com/","/neighborhoods"],"BottomNav":[],"TopNavRedesign":[],"SectionMap":["https://www.ajc.com/"],"MainMenuRedesign2021":["https://www.ajc.com/","/neighborhoods"],"TopNav":[]},"order":{"SectionMap":1022,"MainMenuRedesign2021":2007,"ComposerNav":1069}}},"_website_section_id":"ajc./neighborhoods/clayton","type":"section","version":"0.6.0"}],"primary_section":{"path":"/atlanta-traffic","name":"Atlanta Traffic"},"tags":[{"text":"breaking-news.ajc"},{"text":"publicsafety.ajc"},{"text":"atlanta-now"},{"text":"teamjennifer"},{"text":"traffic"},{"text":"clayton county"}]},"type":"story","last_updated_date":"2022-03-06T06:00:44.774Z","promo_items":{"basic":{"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"NewsChopper 2","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"NewsChopper 2","type":"author","byline":"NewsChopper 2"}]},"subtitle":"3 ejected clayton","width":988,"caption":"The crash took place Tuesday afternoon near the I-75 exit to Mt. 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I thought so, until I checked Georgia code."},{"_id":"AEKKCM2SDFBOTBGWECEWJFYSLM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"“The driver of a vehicle shall stop and remain stopped to allow a pedestrian to cross the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling, or when the pedestrian is approaching and is within one lane of the half of the roadway on which the vehicle is traveling,” Georgia law 40-6-91 reads."},{"_id":"TMDEW3DHOVDCFLPSDNOGXPYJ5Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"In other words, cars only have to remain stopped at crosswalks when pedestrians are near or on their side of traffic. But cars must always yield to a person crossing — no question. And Jay has run into problems there."},{"_id":"22UR275ZGZACXM6MHEWOQZGRWA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"For different types of travel to co-exist, there has to be give and take. Drivers should remember that every person on foot or on a bike is one less vehicle that slows their traffic flow. That should be rewarded and not ignored or cursed. The behavior that Jay and others experience — cars’ failing to stop and people rudely gesturing at pedestrians — is unacceptable, even counterintuitive. Less vehicles on roads is a good thing."},{"_id":"OA46BMPQ7VH6LLKXCHJJ3JDESQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"But pedestrians also have to play nicely, too."},{"_id":"EGED33OI2BGADAVNDER2D32OV4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"There are few things more frustrating behind the wheel than someone deciding to jaywalk or use a crosswalk on a stop signal. And then there are people who take their sweet time crossing a road, not because they are hurt or elderly, but because they have zero regard for the traffic they are holding up."},{"_id":"BYPGLTTZDBG2DMMXTTKU4GQLAA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Georgia law also addresses pedestrian behavior on roads without sidewalks."},{"_id":"OHC7KRRS3JCOJFI5ZD3KYKPD4E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"“Any pedestrian upon a roadway shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway,” law 40-6-96 says. That law also says that people afoot must remain on sidewalks or shoulders, unless those are damaged and could cause harm. Pedestrians are allowed to use the street when vehicles are not within 1000 feet of them."},{"_id":"RS7QC7ZDENACDCHQMQVXWW3TME","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"I have become more pedestrian-minded in the last three years, since I moved to Chamblee and got a dog. Having to walk Stallz daily makes me far more aware of pedestrians’ needs and far more critical of people that go speed-blazing down small roads."},{"_id":"H7A4WUH7HVBEHFCRUTZ54PCYA4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Since moving to Chamblee, the city has made big strides to become more friendly for walkers and bikers, just as other cities have. The city reduced Peachtree Road, the town’s main street, from four lanes to two. It added bike lanes, raised crosswalks that work as speed bumps, and lowered the speed limit to 25 mph. There are also more four-way stops."},{"_id":"WKLJ65ROSBDBBNOBIXO43YMJKU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"All of these measures slow the pace around these businesses, condos and restaurants and make the walking, biking and driving modes flow better together. With the Chamblee MARTA Station right in the middle of this stretch, most types of ground travel happen in this hub."},{"_id":"NN66INEBKFF37OKHXNU5IAY6WM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"A crosswalk, used legally, should be a safe haven for commuters on foot. Drivers have dibs on every other part of the road and there typically are more of them than there are walkers and runners. So when motorists happen upon someone trying to cross the road, they need to give them their half and not condemn them for taking that right of way. In fact, drivers should appreciate any effort to take the pressure off of traffic."},{"_id":"LLSSCUWPTBG7VJDANJPHDBKLBE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Likewise, pedestrians should be self-aware and not hold up traffic more than they need to. They should cross legally too."},{"_id":"QSUHEC36IRDNJC75GB4JV3JR4Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"If both parties stick to those virtues, driving and walking will be much safer and less aggravating."},{"_id":"37RXCAHNEFCSLPSDCQUMY3ESPM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":"BIXXNQI43VBL3N4UN4GFHN7Y4I"},"type":"text","content":"Doug Turnbull, the PM drive Skycopter anchor for Triple Team Traffic on 95.5 WSB, is the Gridlock Guy. He also hosts a traffic podcast with Smilin’ Mark McKay on wsbradio.com. 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RED ALERT: Cobb Co: Crash... I-75/sb past S Marietta Pkwy (exit 263). ALL LANES BLOCKED. Authorities are diverting traffic on to S Marietta Pkwy. Use Cobb Pkwy as an alternate. https://t.co/2hvjWkIB1t #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/peRk3sdkeu
— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) February 24, 2022
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#BREAKING 🚨RED ALERT🚨 A crash investigation in Marietta on I-75/sb at S Marietta Pkwy (Exit 263) has all lanes blocked. Traffic is diverted off the interstate. @WSBTraffic is guiding you round this now on @wsbtv! #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/ZGwpN1ZYVX
— Mike Shields WSB (@MikeShieldsWSB) February 24, 2022
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As crime continues its swell, the thought of getting hit in random roadway crossfire is arguably extra unnerving than the risk of a housebreaking or different kinds of taking pictures."},{"_id":"KCSDFZZRLZBPDEM24Q7AX6EJ4E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1645367070504},"type":"text","content":"As much as traffic makes people groan, our cars can be our sanctuary and wall us off from confrontation. A random, harmful, likely unprovoked intrusion into that steel vault is almost unimaginable. 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In 2009, Benedict visited L’Aquila, which had been devastated by a recent earthquake and prayed at Celestine’s tomb, leaving his pallium stole on it."},{"_id":"THWKGD7WI5GRNLXSQPM55563EY","type":"text","content":"No one at the time appreciated the significance of the gesture. But four years later, the 85-year-old Benedict would follow in Celestine’s footsteps and resign, saying he no longer had the strength of body and mind to carry on the rigors of the papacy."},{"_id":"Z2DCLFNSKNFNJLWPC7PLTASEKQ","type":"text","content":"The Vatican announced Saturday Francis would visit L’Aquila to celebrate Mass on Aug. 28 and open the “Holy Door” at the basilica hosting Celestine’s tomb. The timing coincides with the L’Aquila church’s celebration of the Feast of Forgiveness, which was created by Celestine in a papal bull."},{"_id":"HATDZBHCZBH55ICZV3UEULNRZM","type":"text","content":"No pope has travelled to L’Aquila since to close out the annual feast, which celebrates the sacrament of forgiveness so dear to Francis, noted the current archbishop of L’Aquila, Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi."},{"_id":"TB7365GB4NH3VPO5AZFBCEE5H4","type":"text","content":"“We hope that all people, especially those harmed by conflicts and internal divisions, might (come) and find the path of solidarity and peace,” he said in a statement announcing the visit."},{"_id":"BUVYLRUE6BEHJFRAFGHVT2BC3E","type":"text","content":"Francis has praised Benedict’s decision to retire as “opening the door” for future popes to do the same, and he had originally predicted a short papacy for himself of two to five years."},{"_id":"UCQHLBHTSNGWPA2VPL6AJZQXKA","type":"text","content":"Nine years later, Francis has shown no signs he wants to step down, and he has major projects still on the horizon."},{"_id":"HAFPYLDXFJDLNBRCEGY2GXPFYA","type":"text","content":"In addition to upcoming trips this year to Congo, South Sudan, Canada and Kazakhstan, in 2023 he has scheduled a major meeting of the world’s bishops to debate the increasing decentralization of the Catholic Church, as well as the continued implementation of his reforms."},{"_id":"3QLXFRVKSBCGXECWX6W7OMFM6E","type":"text","content":"But Francis has been hobbled by the strained ligaments in his right knee that have made walking painful and difficult. He has told friends he doesn’t want to undergo surgery, reportedly because of his reaction to anesthesia last July when he had 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his large intestine removed."},{"_id":"BZV2EVTWVBDCRCUGT4SCNMS73M","type":"text","content":"This week, one of his closest advisers and friends, Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, said talk of a papal resignation or the end of Francis’ pontificate was unfounded."},{"_id":"VLGPVFFC3BADNCSXNJO4SID6SY","type":"text","content":"“I think these are optical illusions, cerebral illusions,” Maradiaga told Religion Digital, a Spanish-language Catholic site."},{"_id":"2E2NZLV6BBCJ5M37XZB6CBGZYA","type":"text","content":"Christopher Bellitto, a church historian at Kean University in Union, New Jersey, noted that most Vatican watchers expect Francis will eventually resign, but not before Benedict dies. 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Umpires barred Dodgers manager Dave Roberts from using a position player to pitch the ninth inning against the New York Mets on Saturday night, enforcing a rule that prevents teams from using non-pitchers with a deficit of five runs or fewer."},{"_id":"ZFUTOFDXZRAZ7OSQTXZ2KSL5VE","type":"text","content":"Roberts said he did not realize the rule was in effect after it was initially passed prior to the 2020 season, then suspended for two years amid rule adjustments prompted by the pandemic."},{"_id":"JRS7VVRJ4FDTBFKETOJTS5YPGY","type":"text","content":"“It’s a rule that obviously is in place for 2022. 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The rule was suspended the past two years amid concerns over pitcher injuries prompted by the pandemic, but it was restored this season."},{"_id":"DARHNPWTTJEX3ME33L52BFF3VY","type":"text","content":"McKinstry could have pitched in the ninth inning if he was designated as a two-way player, but the infielder, who was called up on Thursday, is not. The Dodgers do not have anyone designated as a two-way player. McKinstry was moved to third base instead."},{"_id":"QFRHQXOPPZBOVEKQZ556CDXZKA","type":"text","content":"“Ideally, I would’ve like to have Evan for two (innings) tomorrow. I’m still trying to manage to win a series and not just keep the game close,” Roberts said."},{"_id":"CGH7VIO2HZG37P23FNWPVJ7LOI","type":"text","content":"Dodgers starter Walker Buehler made the shortest start of his career, allowing five runs in 2 1/3 innings, and Los Angeles ended up using seven pitchers. 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