I want to do something different today. I’m in the mood for a shopping trip to Atlanta. That makes sense to me, since most stores shouldn’t be very crowded. And the roads should be pretty calm too. I’m betting everyone there will be a bit busy with something else; the Super Bowl. But, we are…
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Why do people have problems when trying to turn left? I notice too many people who first veer right before making their left turn. Driving isn’t that difficult; or it shouldn’t be…
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Traffic in Nashville is getting worse. We even have issues outside of the normal AM and PM rush hours. The other day while stuck in traffic I noticed something…
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Every city has it’s hazards. In some towns narrow streets are the problem; in others it’s bad drivers. Nashville’s new hazard is men in hard hats. We’re having a construction boom. And everywhere you turn there are construction workers ignoring traffic and cutting across streets…
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Is there such a thing as crosswalk etiquette? If not, there should be. Thanks to the smartphone, I’ve noticed that fewer and fewer people look up while walking. And sadly, that includes when they enter a crosswalk. There should be a law…
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If you live in a major metropolitan area like me, you’re probably hearing sirens all the time. Now you might not hear them where you live, but you no doubt hear them while driving. So, this got me to wondering why technology hasn’t come into play when it comes to sirens…
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Nashville is trying to deal with traffic congestion. So they’ve begun to add traffic circles or roundabouts as they are also known. On paper they make sense, but encountering one is something completely different. On they surface they should be simple…
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I’ve talked about it before. I’m one of those guys who doesn’t mind going shopping, but I truly loathe getting stuck shopping for something you need during the holiday season. Once you get your Christmas shopping done you really don’t want to deal with all of those people. And of course something always pops up…
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As we were on the road over the holiday weekend I noticed something; one way streets are a real pain. They say that one way streets help traffic flow, but is that really the case?
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We all have pet peeves. Those little things that repeatedly drive us crazy. I’ve found that a lot of my pet peeves are encountered while driving. One of these issues that keeps repeating itself over and over happens at stop lights. It’s something we all learn in driver’s ed. When you come to a stoplight,…
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