[meyer]

They have those stinking HOV lanes in Atlanta. They're nearly empty most of the time, as people aren't inclined to carpool nearly as much as the libtards want. They are a huge waste of taxpayer money when the other 6 lanes are clogged bumper-to-bumper and the HOV lane sits nearly empty.

What they need in Atlanta is a 6-lane I-75 bypass (3 north, 3 southbound) with NO exits within 30 miles of the city. A sizeable portion of Atlanta's traffic along I-75 is people travelling through the city, not local commuters.

[muawiyah]

The amount of bypass traffic on the Beltway in the DC area used to be estimated at 35%. Eventually they got around to doing some meaningful surveys and discovered it was about 2%.

I suspect that's the same problem in Atlanta.

BTW, I remember the big highway through downtown with all its neat exits and entrances, and there were no big buildings there. Actually drove 70 MPH through what is now the Atlanta central core and there was no traffic there (circa 10 AM).

Things have changed.