how do you handle construction

[don_61760]

I'm sure everyone has at one time or other approached a construction zone with no idea what lane is open or closed. Do you rely on guessing or cb(no idea if anyone is still using them. I think most commercial traffic uses fm?) any suggestions or advice. I don't like the guy in and out of lanes but the closer you get to the closure the harder it gets to be in the right lane.

[goducks]

I'm not sure whats the issue. When heading into a construction zone I just look at the road signs. Most are clear enough to help me decide which lane I need.

[LHaven]

Ideally, it shouldn't matter which is the "right" lane. If everybody played by the rules and just performed the "zipper merge" (https://www.motorists.org/alerts/the-zipper-merge-coming-to-a-construction-zone-near-you-nma-e-newsletter-499/) at the start of the lane restriction, traffic would move most efficiently. Unfortunately, people try to anticipate the lane change and snarl up traffic for miles before the actual restriction.

[chuckster57]

I stay in the right lane until a sign says that lane is closed and then merge over when possible. NO need to stress out over the idiots that lane jump, see those idiots on a daily basis.

[comfun1]

How about when you are traveling 75 mph at rush hour on a highway with bumper to bumper traffic with four or five lanes each direction and suddenly an "exit left 1/4 mile" sign appears. You have approximately 12 seconds to find a hole in the traffic and change lanes.

[chuckster57]

How about when you are traveling 75 mph at rush hour on a highway with bumper to bumper traffic with four or five lanes each direction and suddenly an "exit left 1/4 mile" sign appears. You have approximately 12 seconds to find a hole in the traffic and change lanes.
Then your most likely one of the rude drivers out there that cant plan ahead and move over BEFORE they need to. I have been "cut off" by those rude (read stupid) people that can stand to ease in behind a big truck or an RV. That's what my train horns are for :D 153Db as I press the GO PEDAL!!!

[LHaven]

Then your most likely one of the rude drivers out there that cant plan ahead and move over BEFORE they need to.

There are tons of drivers who have never been taught the "secret language" of road signs, and never get the memo until they're on top of the exit.

My dad, who was not a full-time trucker but made scheduled deliveries of goods for his employer, clued me in on a lot of these -- road signage standards that you would think they would teach students in Driver's Ed, but don't (at least didn't in the '60s). Like how the little "Exit N" tag on the top of the interstate signs is always positioned on the top right or top left of the sign, corresponding to what side the actual exit will be on. I can't count the number of people I've ridden with who had never heard of that before.

Of course, on non-federal roads, the signs sometimes don't follow the standards.

[sourdough]

I don't recall but a couple of times that there was an upcoming lane closure where I wasn't aware of it. One was coming down the freeway and there was the beginning of backed up traffic but you didn't know why or which lane to be in. Of course it didn't really matter because things were moving at a snails pace and after 1/2 hour or so you could see a flashing sign....but it was close to the blockage; a traffic accident that had closed down 1 of the 2 lanes. Understandable to me although irritating.

As far as normal road closures they usually give warning 1 or 2 miles out if you pay attention then you position yourself in the proper lane. The problem nowadays is no one wants to be in "that" lane and figure if the just stay in the closed lane until they get to the front of the line they will be ahead assuming someone is going to stop and let them in....and they do....and the line gets longer and longer and slower and slower. Any time I have passed warning signs of a lane closure and have positioned myself in the proper lane and someone comes up the other side and tries to get in....nada, won't happen.

Driving 75 bumper to bumper in 5 lanes of traffic and you suddenly see your exit is 1/4 mile away in the wrong lane? Although I see it every time I go into a city, it shouldn't happen. Most cases are because people don't pay attention and are completely rude. Don't know that I've ever seen an exit on a freeway that didn't have signage telling you how far away the exit is miles beforehand. Left or right might be an issue but that's generally posted as well. End up stuck in the wrong lane? I have on more than one occasion. You just head on down to the next exit and come back.

[Just chillin]

I’m kind of with sourdough on this one. If there’s been an accident up there and nobody knows where to go I don’t mind letting you in because we’re all in the same boat. But if you pass the same sign that I passed 2 miles back down the highway that said the left-hand lane is closed and you think you’re going to run all the way down there to the close part and then cut in line in front of everyone else, I will run you into that wall and not feel bad about it at all.

[Ken / Claudia]

There are strict rules in place for highway/interstate road work. Lots of signs and vehicles warning of road work ahead etc. The start several miles prior to the work site.
I do realize that contracted work by other than the full time state workers at the site can be improper. I once nearly lost my life in a improperly marked construction zone on a interstate with closed lanes. Long story I will not type about.
My opinion is the work zones normally are not the problem, it's the crash sites. When lanes are closed, traffic slowed or stopped. What the heck do you do to find out if a lane is open on a multiple lans road? Watching a lane inch ahead of others does not mean a thing.
In that case watch the 18 wheelers, they can see further ahead and are talking on the CBs. When you see almost all of them merge into the fast lane, middle lane etc. That's the open lane ahead. I just did that 4 nights ago on the interstate. My wife asked why I was switching lanes, I never thought to explain that trick to her.
In this state the responding tow trucks are also required to place "WRECK AHEAD" signs on the shoulder xxx feet before the site. Some do, so do not.
My phone and 2 of our vehicles have traffic alerts on them in the metro areas. When traveling in rush hour I still keep a AM radio channel on that posts traffic backups and mostly know how to avoid the area and still get to where I want.

[flybouy]

The GPS I have tells me what side of the road the exit ios on AND tells me about construction and back ups. The train horn is handy when people act like "they don't see you". :)Sometimes that light bar under the grill helps to "be seen" as well.:whistling:

As for people waiting to the last inches of that merge lane...
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[comfun1]

You all are some very angry people especially Chuckster. I hope you feel proud after pouncing on me for making a comment. I am glad that I am retired and from a friendly, peaceful, rural community free from stress and anger issues. You are the drivers I worry about. Best of luck to all of you.

[JRTJH]

You all are some very angry people especially Chuckster. I hope you feel proud after pouncing on me for making a comment. I am glad that I am retired and from a friendly, peaceful, rural community free from stress and anger issues. You are the drivers I worry about. Best of luck to all of you.

Angry people ???? Let's take the comments you made for their "literal value":

"How about when you are traveling 75 mph at rush hour on a highway with bumper to bumper traffic with four or five lanes each direction and suddenly an "exit left 1/4 mile" sign appears. You have approximately 12 seconds to find a hole in the traffic and change lanes."

To be perfectly frank, if you're towing a travel trailer under those circumstances in the manner that you describe, you deserve to be run off the road so the only "fool" you hurt is yourself. Simply put, driving 75MPH at rush hour on a highway with bumper to bumper traffic with four or five lanes in each direction with no idea what conditions you'll encounter 1/4 mile in front of you.... That's just plain crazy for anyone towing a travel trailer !!!!!

[rhagfo]

You all are some very angry people especially Chuckster. I hope you feel proud after pouncing on me for making a comment. I am glad that I am retired and from a friendly, peaceful, rural community free from stress and anger issues. You are the drivers I worry about. Best of luck to all of you.

Angry people ???? Let's take the comments you made for their "literal value":

"How about when you are traveling 75 mph at rush hour on a highway with bumper to bumper traffic with four or five lanes each direction and suddenly an "exit left 1/4 mile" sign appears. You have approximately 12 seconds to find a hole in the traffic and change lanes."

To be perfectly frank, if you're towing a travel trailer under those circumstances in the manner that you describe, you deserve to be run off the road so the only "fool" you hurt is yourself. Simply put, driving 75MPH at rush hour on a highway with bumper to bumper traffic with four or five lanes in each direction with no idea what conditions you'll encounter 1/4 mile in front of you.... That's just plain crazy for anyone towing a travel trailer !!!!!

Well I have to agree with Chuckster and John on this one for sure!!

#1 when pulling a RV of any size you need to be aware of your upcoming exits.

#2 You are CRAZY if you are traveling at 75 in "RUSH HOUR" traffic Bumper to Bumper traffic pulling a trailer! :facepalm:

This is why when towing or even just driving you need to pay attention to driving!!
Just today had a idiot pull out in front of me requiring me to go from 55 to 0, needless to say I used a bit of air on the Klein 102 truck horns.

[sourdough]

You all are some very angry people especially Chuckster. I hope you feel proud after pouncing on me for making a comment. I am glad that I am retired and from a friendly, peaceful, rural community free from stress and anger issues. You are the drivers I worry about. Best of luck to all of you.


Well, what can one say? Although, as everyone knows, I'm very laid back and don't interject my opinion....let's just think about this comment...

Angry people? Probably. Angry that anyone caught in the situations you describe are not only unaware of what is happening around them as they drive along pulling an RV but then blame those caught haphazardly by their incompetence.

No one "pounced" on you, they did however post their thoughts on how they view anyone so out of touch and ignorant to be in such a position as you posted.

I am retired as well "from a friendly, peaceful, rural community free from stress and anger issues". I have driven millions of miles working and retired and know the "rules of the road", pay total attention when driving and consider it a total personal failure to get caught in the situation you describe. Many/most feel the same way hence the responses you got. No pouncing, maybe more the increasing unhappiness of good drivers having to endure the incompetence/rudeness of those that you describe.

[chuckster57]

You all are some very angry people especially Chuckster. I hope you feel proud after pouncing on me for making a comment. I am glad that I am retired and from a friendly, peaceful, rural community free from stress and anger issues. You are the drivers I worry about. Best of luck to all of you.


I am probably one of the least angry people you will ever meet. I drive defensively and very “friendly” until you choose to put my family and yours in eminent danger. I don’t drive 75MPH even in my daily driver let alone going down the highway at 18,000 pounds. I am also retired, and don’t have anger or stress issues. If that’s what you gleamed from my response, you my friend don’t know me at all!

[flybouy]

Here's my opinion and a complaint on the sudden left lane exit scenario. We can review the obvious that the situation is a result of not be prepared, or being distracted, or whatever during a time and situation demands one's total attention but it does happen.

Now for the complaint part. When this situation arises the true idiot is the one who panics, thinks that making that exit is more important than everyone's safety and they are more important than you. For God's sake, you're not going to "drop off the edge of the earth" if you miss the damned exit. Drive on to the next exit and turn around. Seems simple enough to me.
JMHO

[Ken / Claudia]

I have pounced on many drivers who will cut across 1 to 3 lanes to get to the exit and gladly hand them a yellow coupon thats redeemable at court.
Here's how many end. A driver cuts to damn close changing lanes on a busy freeway. The guy cut off normally hits his brakes hard, avoids a crash. Sometimes the vehicle or two that are behind that guy crash because they cannot slow down as quickly. Than you have 2 or more vehicles piled up. Happens about weekly in PDX. The driver who started the whole thing just keeps going with crashed vehicles in the mirror.

[notanlines]

December Newspaper Headline:
"Independence man charged with murder after 1 killed during reported home invasion"

But it was such a calm, and "free from stress and anger" murder....:eek:

Yes, Comfun, we've been a little harsh with you, maybe even had a little fun at your expense. But if you re-read your post you'll most likely see why.

[Roscommon48]

Hey hey there...relax out there you people.

As for the original question, we all rely on signs showing us what's ahead. And yes we sometimes get in the wrong lane but that's life.

[don_61760]

What the hell? All I asked was how you get traffic updates. If you've never seen a situation where traffic slows, the a sign construction ahead and car, trucks and rvs switching lanes like mad with NO indication of what lane is closed then I don't know what roads you're traveling. I didn't ask about exits and accidents. Where does all that anger come from? I hope I never encounter most of you on the highway.

[don_61760]

BTW forget I asked. I don't need this.

[Ken / Claudia]

I think you did get some good answers to your question.
So, my question is did those help you?

[sourdough]

I'm sure everyone has at one time or other approached a construction zone with no idea what lane is open or closed. Do you rely on guessing or cb(no idea if anyone is still using them. I think most commercial traffic uses fm?) any suggestions or advice. I don't like the guy in and out of lanes but the closer you get to the closure the harder it gets to be in the right lane.


OP, this is your original post. I'm sorry that things sort of got sidetracked from your original question. Post 5 sort of redirected the conversation.

As for your original question; yes, I encounter stopped traffic without any idea what is going on or what lane is open/closed. In those situations, I, like everyone else encountering it, are in the same boat. I have multiple electronic devices that we use (nav, gps, smartphones, hiway updates) but sometimes they don't have any idea either. Generally those situations are from something that was unplanned (accident etc.). The best you can do is check the sources you have and do as one member posted earlier - watch the semis. When you see them all start moving into one particular lane you are better off to try to follow their lead.

In situations like the above I think people are generally much more accepting of an individual trying to move out of the affected lane because there was no warning and everyone is/was in the same boat. As for CBs, I used to carry them in all my vehicles but when they were really popular I quit using them because they became pretty much useless. I don't know if truckers use them like they used to; I do know I don't see every truck equipped with CB antennas as we used to.

As far as anger, I didn't get that from the posts although they were a little strong if you consider them directed at your original post - which they weren't. You are reading responses from folks that tow RVs at a reduced speed to stay safe and encounter the rude, unsafe and inattentive drivers literally every day when traveling. Those folks endanger not only themselves and the person pulling the RV but everyone else on the highway and there is no excuse for it.

These threads can wander and meander as different comments are made - and it happens all the time. Nothing wrong with that. If it veers off topic from what you asked just point it out and will come back in line generally.

[flybouy]

I agree with Danny that comfun1's comments were replied to pretty much exclusively after that.

"Don't need this"? Well that's your choice but I don't know of any forum that has a "OP exclusive topic" where the thoughts and opinions don't get vectored off on a different course.. It's just like a room full of people having a conversation that start's at point "A" and typically ends somewhere for from "A". It's a forum, not a "help desk" where you ask a question and get one answer.

Anger? I guess that's a matter of opinion and perspective. I'd venture to say some would say it's a matter of someone being "oversensitive".

In either case it's a forum and as forums go I think this one is one of the most civil one's out there. Occasionally someone may go "overboard a bit" but typically when it happens an acknowledgement of a misunderstanding and apology is given as was here.

JMHO

[chuckster57]

I’m mad as HE double toothpicks and I’m not going to take it anymore.....

There I said it, so now you can all go about your lives thinking you have to avoid me. LOL!!!!

Spend a week with me if you want to know the REAL me.

[sourdough]

"There I said it, so now you can all go about your lives thinking you have to avoid me. LOL!!!!"


Ha! Ha! Won't work Chuck.

Less than a decade ago when we first started coming to the FL panhandle traffic here on the coastal highway was a tiny bit congested at certain times. Fast forward to today and it an endless stream of traffic in both directions all day long. I come from W TX and I travel to places generally where the speed limit is 75, everyone drives 80 (DPS doesn't blink an eye) and the cars are few and far between (but getting worse).

Trying to go from that environment to this is like having a root canal on a daily basis for me. 55 is SO slow (as a sidenote: bought a Mustang SVO right after the speeds were lowered to 55 decades ago and had plates made that said 55S2SLO; never had a trooper give me a break with those plates :) but I digress) and so many of the drivers here are terrified to drive that leading to endless lines moving at 40-50mph for miles...and me having a nervous breakdown watching people slam on brakes, speed up, slow down etc. for no, NO reason except they are texting on their smartphone.

I've hoped and wished I could "avoid" them to no avail. I've hoped they would try to avoid me using various tactics...nothing works. I'm stuck, can't even make people try to avoid that "big red truck" so, I know you would like folks to avoid you and let you have space, as I wish they would for me, but the reality is we are all becoming sardines on these things we call highways. :facepalm::facepalm:

[sonofcy]

How about when you are traveling 75 mph at rush hour on a highway with bumper to bumper traffic with four or five lanes each direction and suddenly an "exit left 1/4 mile" sign appears. You have approximately 12 seconds to find a hole in the traffic and change lanes.

My GPS tells me miles before that.

[sonofcy]

Then your most likely one of the rude drivers out there that cant plan ahead and move over BEFORE they need to. I have been "cut off" by those rude (read stupid) people that can stand to ease in behind a big truck or an RV. That's what my train horns are for :D 153Db as I press the GO PEDAL!!!
Where can I get one of those bad boys? (Train Horn)

[sonofcy]

I’m kind of with sourdough on this one. If there’s been an accident up there and nobody knows where to go I don’t mind letting you in because we’re all in the same boat. But if you pass the same sign that I passed 2 miles back down the highway that said the left-hand lane is closed and you think you’re going to run all the way down there to the close part and then cut in line in front of everyone else, I will run you into that wall and not feel bad about it at all.
I once had a guy that wanted to pass me soooo bad he attempted to pass on the right gravel shoulder. I maintained my ground and watched him roll over into the ditch. Was I bad or is that just karma?

[chuckster57]

Where can I get one of those bad boys? (Train Horn)

https://hornblasters.com/

I have the conductors special, bought in 2009 and upgraded to a 5 gal tank from the standard 2.5. I get 11 seconds of FULL VOLUME before they fade off.

Angry? Nope, just letting you know you goofed :D

[Northofu1]

I'm sure everyone has at one time or other approached a construction zone with no idea what lane is open or closed. Do you rely on guessing or cb(no idea if anyone is still using them. I think most commercial traffic uses fm?) any suggestions or advice. I don't like the guy in and out of lanes but the closer you get to the closure the harder it gets to be in the right lane.

I try my best to not drive through or close to larger cities during their rush hour, construction is usually shown on gps, google maps etc. Traffic through construction before or after rush hour tends to be more calm, If I have no choice, I or Serena look for somewhere to visit until things have calmed and then carry on. Other than that, I stay in my lane, until I see a sign and merge when I can, slowly. I like the rear view cam to help with that.

We basically eat it. There is nothing to do. 98% of the time if you try to manufacture your own detour, it takes a lot longer, you're at risk of roads not suitable for RV detours and you are in unknown territory.

[wiredgeorge]

Then your most likely one of the rude drivers out there that cant plan ahead and move over BEFORE they need to. I have been "cut off" by those rude (read stupid) people that can stand to ease in behind a big truck or an RV. That's what my train horns are for :D 153Db as I press the GO PEDAL!!!

Driving an unslightly clunker like my truck with a large cattle guard on the front seems to help. My wife won't let me get air horns. She thinks I would blow them just for the joy of it and act like an idiot. We have been married 48 years so what does she know? :whistling:

[wiredgeorge]

https://hornblasters.com/

I have the conductors special, bought in 2009 and upgraded to a 5 gal tank from the standard 2.5. I get 11 seconds of FULL VOLUME before they fade off.

Angry? Nope, just letting you know you goofed :D

Where the heck is your spare tire? In the bed? If I did this, I think the neatest mount point would be up on the cab next to the hood. Just can't figure out where a compressor would go as the engine bay is kind of full on a super duty diesel. Perhaps mounting on the roof would work (not sure if the missus would appreciate that mount point) and put a compressor behind the rear seat in my crew cab?

[chuckster57]

Everything including the spare tire is under the bed. Photobucket made me delete a bunch of stuff so I’ll have to take some new pics. DW wasn’t thrilled when I bought them but she’s used to them. I don’t use them very often as there are considered excessive noise.

[rhagfo]

https://hornblasters.com/

I have the conductors special, bought in 2009 and upgraded to a 5 gal tank from the standard 2.5. I get 11 seconds of FULL VOLUME before they fade off.

Angry? Nope, just letting you know you goofed :D

Yep, my Kleinn's 102-1 are 153 db also, very nice addition.

[flybouy]

I have Wolo Orient Express, 153 dB as well. I mounted the horns on the frame under the passenger seat facing forward. I mounted the compressor and 5 gal tank in the bed (8') between the driver's side wheel well and the tailgate. It does not intrude into the space beyond the wheel well so can still load a 4 x 8 sheet flat.

At the very back on the bed rail where the cap is mounted I have a switch to operate two 12 v DC solenoid's to raise/lower the air bags on the rear axle. Makes hitching/unhitching very quick and easy.

[chuckster57]

So many angry people it seems.

[flybouy]

So many angry people it seems.

Now that just PO's me!:D

[skmct]

I believe the OP got some very good replies. WATCH THE TRUCKERS IS WHAT I FIND WORKS THE BEST. One of my highest PP's is when towing The trailer I travel at a reduced speed and leave a greater distance between my rig and the one in front of me, if the road is wet that distance increases. This seams to be an invite for the crazies to cut in front of you at the last minute. I keep thinking that part of getting a DL should include the requirement to tow something over 10K and over 20 feet long. I don't think that most drivers out there have any idea of what it takes to stop a rig of any size and weight.

[BAPotter]

Zipper merge is being emphasized by nearly all HP Troopers. Don't merge early, rather at the junction. Faster and safer.

[LHaven]

Zipper merge is being emphasized by nearly all HP Troopers. Don't merge early, rather at the junction. Faster and safer.

And then the same state's DOT puts signs up for miles ahead telling people which lane is going away, which completely spoils the strategy. They need to pick one tactic and stick to it.

[Tireman9]

How about when you are traveling 75 mph at rush hour on a highway with bumper to bumper traffic with four or five lanes each direction and suddenly an "exit left 1/4 mile" sign appears. You have approximately 12 seconds to find a hole in the traffic and change lanes.


1. You shouldn't be pulling a trailer at 75.
2. Never would happen if you are using a GPS
3. I assume the above example is Interstate or State route. There are guidelines (M (https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009r1r2/part2e.pdf)anual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ( (https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009r1r2/part2e.pdf)MUTCD) (https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009r1r2/part2e.pdf) for advance notice of left exits (usually at 1/2 and and 1 mile in advance. (See figure 2E-15 in standards. If you are traveling without a GPS then your co-pilot should be looking at the map and the driver should be watching exit signs that identify right or left.

[Northern Lights]

Listening to truck drivers on your CB when approaching construction sites & accident scenes can be a big help on open lanes

[rhagfo]

How about when you are traveling 75 mph at rush hour on a highway with bumper to bumper traffic with four or five lanes each direction and suddenly an "exit left 1/4 mile" sign appears. You have approximately 12 seconds to find a hole in the traffic and change lanes.

1. You shouldn't be pulling a trailer at 75.
2. Never would happen if you are using a GPS
3. I assume the above example is Interstate or State route. There are guidelines (M (https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009r1r2/part2e.pdf)anual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ( (https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009r1r2/part2e.pdf)MUTCD) (https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009r1r2/part2e.pdf) for advance notice of left exits (usually at 1/2 and and 1 mile in advance. (See figure 2E-15 in standards. If you are traveling without a GPS then your co-pilot should be looking at the map and the driver should be watching exit signs that identify right or left.

I believe that the answer to #1. should be "Why the HE!! would you be towing at 75 mph in Bumper to Bumper traffic" You are a fool if you do.

As far as general road construction, I just go with the flow!

[travelin texans]

Since retirement in '08 we've towed our 5th wheels over 100k miles (through Houston, Seattle, Atlanta to name the worst few) & can't recall one time that towing through a construction zone was any different than any other time just slower & you found all the idiot drivers that didn't want to be behind you.
Unfortunately nowadays that zipper merge will NEVER work, everyone has to be 1st especially if trucks or large RVs may be in front of you if you don't hurry & cut in front of the line. Courteous drivers are a thing of the past, now it's me 1st.

[TLB]

I'm not sure whats the issue. When heading into a construction zone I just look at the road signs. Most are clear enough to help me decide which lane I need.

I do the same.
And I hope lane markers are wide enough to pass through.

[jimborokz]

I tow through Atlanta several times each winter, down 75 to connect to I20. It's actually faster than taking the loop. I go at a moderate speed regardless of how fast the traffic is. I watch the signage closely because lanes turn into exit only and you have to move over. I try to signal lane change as soon as I know it's coming and usually someone will soon let me in. In spite of the congestion and speeds I find Southern drivers generally courteous. The same goes for Charleston when I get there. I'm never in a hurry and I know others are trying to get to work so I don't get angry or uptight, just give them a break. Also helps to keep the BP down. And if I can't get to an exit I just pass it buy, gps will reroute me.
Be careful out there folks and arrive safely.;)

[Tireman9]

I tow through Atlanta several times each winter, down 75 to connect to I20. It's actually faster than taking the loop. I go at a moderate speed regardless of how fast the traffic is. I watch the signage closely because lanes turn into exit only and you have to move over. I try to signal lane change as soon as I know it's coming and usually someone will soon let me in. In spite of the congestion and speeds I find Southern drivers generally courteous. The same goes for Charleston when I get there. I'm never in a hurry and I know others are trying to get to work so I don't get angry or uptight, just give them a break. Also helps to keep the BP down. And if I can't get to an exit I just pass it buy, gps will reroute me.
Be careful out there folks and arrive safely.;)


I only average one trip through Atlanta a year but your approach is basically what I do and I also have no problems. GPS definately help with knowing when exits (right or left) are coming up.:)