I’ve noticed these signs on the back of big trucks for years. They usually read this vehicle makes wide right turns. Sometimes, you get stuck behind one, but it’s a minor inconvenience. That all changed when I started driving during rush hour. As the city grows, Nashville traffic is getting worse. And I often encounter…
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While I don’t own a self-driving car, I often joke that the one thing I can do is head north with my eyes closed. If I drive any highway outside of Nashville, I usually head north on Interstate 65. Once or twice a month, I visit my booth at the antique mall in Franklin, Kentucky….
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One of the best things that has happened to our streets and highways is the creation of the center turn lane. That extra lane makes all the difference to keep traffic flowing. I’m sure they’ve been around for a long time, but I didn’t see one until the late 1970s. But they’ve been around so…
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Like many cities, Nashville has a pothole problem. And because of our recent snow and ice storms, followed by a 50-degree warm-up, the roads have become dangerous. When you combine them with another road hazard here in Tennessee, the lack of working streetlights makes driving challenging. Dodging potholes at night around town is impossible. Not…
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The other day, I was driving to work and saw my first set of car antlers for this holiday season. I’ve always wondered why people want to decorate their vehicles for Christmas. Sure, they can be cute, but they’re actually just silly. Over the last decade, I would see dozens of cars, if not more,…
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We’ve been on the road the last few weekends, and one thought keeps crossing my mind; How did we live without GPS? And now, thanks to our smartphones, we don’t even have to buy a device that costs hundreds of dollars. I started driving before GPS was available to the public, and I remember hassling…
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I’ve searched high and low for some research to back my hypothesis, but so far, no luck. I’ve noticed you find more trucks out on the road when it rains than on days when it doesn’t. Perhaps it’s just an illusion, but I don’t think so. And these aren’t just regular pickup trucks. When it…
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I’ve lived in many rapidly growing cities like Virginia Beach, Charlotte, and Nashville. And while traffic worsens as a city grows, I’ve never understood why they don’t try to expand the roads. If the city planners added a center turn lane to most 2-lane or 4-lane streets, it would make a huge difference and improve…
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It looks like the end of the line for cars with manual transmissions. With the increase in electric and hybrid vehicles, there’s no need for a stick shift. They could all be gone in the next 5-7 years. And that makes me sad. Back in the day, learning how to drive a stick was a…
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Ever since I first started driving, I’ve usually been the driver. I prefer it that way. Now on the surface, you might think that it’s all about control. But the main reason I hate riding shotgun is unique to many…
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