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Doofus McFancypants · 02-26-2008, 08:50 AM

Morning all,

Atlanta was hit with a line of very strong thunderstorms this AM - and while we DO need the rain, this brought downed trees and power lines - not to mention traffic lights out of commission.

there were even several trees across I-75. they were backed up for many miles.

As a result, my 12 mile commute turned into 1 dead end (tree across road) and a total of 1 hr 30 minutes drive time.

The main issue was the impact of the traffic lights i think.
when the lights are out - they are treated as a 4 way stop. and with the volume of cars you cannot really EOC - nor can you actually turn off car at light. ( everyone is moving at stop and go at 5 mph_

Any thoughts as to best handle this - other than pulling over and waiting a few hours for the insanity to clear.

I figured as long as i have to idle - i tried to let the out the clutch a little and let the idle move the car forward ( either in 1st or second). once i did get to decent working lights - then resumed normal driving style.

I kinda wish i had a scangage- this by far was the worst commute time i have had in the 3 years being in Atlanta.

02-26-2008, 08:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Doofus McFancypants Eco Noob Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tosev 3 - Atlanta GA Posts: 293 Red Rover - '01 Nissan Altima GXE 90 day: 30.07 mpg (US) Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	How to handle very heavy traffic (stop & crawl) Morning all, Atlanta was hit with a line of very strong thunderstorms this AM - and while we DO need the rain, this brought downed trees and power lines - not to mention traffic lights out of commission. there were even several trees across I-75. they were backed up for many miles. As a result, my 12 mile commute turned into 1 dead end (tree across road) and a total of 1 hr 30 minutes drive time. The main issue was the impact of the traffic lights i think. when the lights are out - they are treated as a 4 way stop. and with the volume of cars you cannot really EOC - nor can you actually turn off car at light. ( everyone is moving at stop and go at 5 mph_ Any thoughts as to best handle this - other than pulling over and waiting a few hours for the insanity to clear. I figured as long as i have to idle - i tried to let the out the clutch a little and let the idle move the car forward ( either in 1st or second). once i did get to decent working lights - then resumed normal driving style. I kinda wish i had a scangage- this by far was the worst commute time i have had in the 3 years being in Atlanta. __________________ Steve - AKA Doofus McFancypants ------------------------------ "If there's a new way, I'll be the first in line - But it better work this time" First Milestone passed - 30 MPG (city) 5/15/08 Best City Tank - 8/31/09- 34.3 MPG (EPA= 20) Best Highway Tank - 5/20/09 - 36.5 MPG (EPA= 28) ------ In effort to drive less: Miles NOT driven in 2009 = 648 (Work from home and Alt Transporatation)