Darkwand's Alcove

Atlanta Traffic

I'd have to say that I like almost everything about living in Atlanta, but one thing that I don't like about living here is the fucking traffic. Here is an example of the shit that I have to go through every morning and evening on my way to and from work...



This is not some pic from an Atlanta travel guide or something, this is a pic of the actual road I have to drive on, namely I-285. These roads are 10-12 lane highways, mind you (as you can see 5-6 lanes a side), and it can get bad, especially since I drive a stick, which means that when there are the bad days where I have been driving in this shit for over an hour my clutch leg pretty much goes numb. But I guess I wouldn't trade it, because this is what I am driving through that traffic in:





This is my new 2004 Mustang Cobra which I got last May!! It has 390hp, which translates to: a top speed of around 190mph and goes from 0-60 in 3.9 seconds. Basically, if I press the gas more than half way down in the first 3 gears, I'm spinning the back wheels. It's hard to describe what the difference between driving something like this is as compared to a normal car, maybe something like going from a single engine prop to an F-16. I have managed not to kill myself in the first 6 months of driving the thing which is probably the critical period as I am getting used to it now...

Now, as a friend of mine once said in a driving course they forced me to take at work (even tho I don't drive for the company), "In Atlanta, we like to get where we're going." What he meant was, if you're in the fast lane, you need to be going at least 80, or you are posing a traffic hazard. I have paced cops driving at 75mph on I285, so the law is not a factor. And believe me, I set the pace when I am out on the road. So, be sure to come and visit our nice little town, but if you are in Atlanta and you are driving in the fast lane and happen to see a car that look like the one above come up behind you and you are driving less than 75mph, pull over to the right, because believe me, I'm coming through. One way or another, trust me, I'm coming through.

posted by Darkwand @ 7:15 PM