Holiday travel deaths and a year-long dangerous driving trend

The state also nabbed 4,347 speeders. “There’s a misconception that if there’s less traffic on the roadway, then you can drive faster and that couldn’t be further from the truth. The fact is if you’re involved in a crash and you’re traveling at a high rate of speed, the risk of being involved in a serious injury or fatal crash increases,” Riley explained.

GSP has issued thousands of more citations for speeders 24 or more miles per hour above the speed limit than in 2019, thanks in part to the perceived freedom drivers feel on emptier roads. That’s a staggering figure alone and one which doesn’t include super speeders that local law enforcement catch.

Riley said that simply going to fast in unfavorable conditions is dangerous. This doesn’t just apply to driving over the speed limit. Even high traffic volume is an unfavorable condition for those driving right at or below the posted speed. If drivers come hurtling toward an unexpected backup, they have less time to react and can produce dangerous results. Fog and rain, of which drivers saw a large amount at the beginning of the travel period on Christmas Eve, obviously are also unfavorable. So are the shifty, slow, constricted work zones that dot Atlanta’s roads, Riley added.

Other driver errors persist at any speed. “You have people following too closely, not leaving enough room for people to slow down and leave enough room to react,” Riley said.

And then there is the problem of distracted driving, for which GSP issued 344 citations around Christmas. “We also see it as a major contributing factor in a lot of wrecks. Texting while driving or being distracted, in general. It doesn’t necessarily have to be your phone,” Riley explained. Errant animals, dropped items, dashboard screen-fumbling, and animated conversation are all distractions. But texting is what really takes eyes off the road and hands off the wheel the longest. Jim Morrison knew this 50 years ago and getting in a “texting wreck” could certainly give someone the “Roadhouse Blues.”

Riley echoed what many of us on the WSB Traffic Team wish for Georgia driving in 2021. You probably want the same thing – more patience and consideration. This means making more plans for getting home safely after having a few drinks. This means using turn signals and checking blind spots. This means not shutting down roads to dangerously drag race. This means avoiding the addictive pull of the phone notification.

We can’t completely control our fates, but we can control how risky we behave. Swiping a filter of caution and unselfishness over every driving move could generate some 2021 success, as traffic volume will remain lower into the New Year. Consider driving with more pause to be the commuting equivalent of wearing a mask. Georgia traffic deaths had trended down the last two years after the July 2018 Hands-Free Georgia Act. Let’s work together to make 2020 just an aberration.

Doug Turnbull, the PM drive Skycopter anchor for Triple Team Traffic on 95.5 WSB, is the Gridlock Guy. He also hosts a traffic podcast with Smilin’ Mark McKay on wsbradio.com. Contact him at Doug.Turnbull@cmg.com.

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Vehicle Fire has Cleared on I-85/nb at 17th St. all lanes are now open. Delays remain into Midtown @Atlanta_Police #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/9IccIr3MDB

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GRIDLOCK ALERT now as the Crash Investigation has Cleared on I-85/nb at Hwy 74 (exit 61) all lanes are now open. Extreme delays remain into Fairburn #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/LdUXTAkISy

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Investigators doing their work at the crash scene that has shut down I-85/nb at Hwy 74 in S. Fulton. Avoid this stretch up from Newnan this morning. Use Hwy 29. #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/NHuJGf3ZtB

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RED ALERT Atlanta: President-Elect Joe Biden motorcade is on the move leaving Kirkwood heading to @ATLairport. I-75/85/sb shutdown at I-20, I-20/eb also closed. All roads adjoining the Connector (I-75/85) will close. Use I-285. https://t.co/j2xHL1ZFrc #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/rfR6Xxo11I

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RED ALERT: PEOTUS motorcade appears on the move. I-75/nb and I-85/nb shut down s of Hwy. 166 and Hwy. 166 shut both ways at I-75/85. They are en route to Kirkwood. #ATLtraffic https://t.co/2hvjWkI3bV pic.twitter.com/QCk9whMrkL

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TRAVEL ADVISORY: President-elect @JoeBiden will be in Atlanta this afternoon around 2pm for a Drive-In campaign event. Biden plans are to be at Pratt Pullman Yards in the Kirkwood neighborhood. Expect lane closures and delays. Stay w/@wsbradio
for updates #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/DFuJO17tKs

— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) December 15, 2020

#Update: Lanes are now open except two exit lanes. Traffic is flowing. #WeAreDKPD #DriveSafe

— DeKalb County Police Department (@DeKalbCountyPD) December 7, 2020

As of 2:04pm: A crash investigation clearing in DeKalb County from I-285/sb (Inner loop) at I-20 (Exit 46). All lanes are reopening. @wsbradio @wsbtv #ATLTraffic pic.twitter.com/HmZw9ekFrT

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#Update ALL LANES ARE OPEN! #WeAreDKPD

— DeKalb County Police Department (@DeKalbCountyPD) December 7, 2020

GRIDLOCK ALERT with this Serious Crash on I-85/sb at Camp Creek Pkwy (exit 72), several left lanes are closed. Avoid and use I-75 or I-285. to the @ATLairport
Stay w/@wsbtv @wsbradio for the latest #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/g6tcJ8y21W

— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) December 3, 2020

Crash has Cleared on I-85/sb at Camp Creek Pkwy (exit 72) all lanes are now open. Delays remain out to @ATLairport #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/xIdF6G5ba5

— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) December 3, 2020

🚨🚨Traffic Alert🚨🚨
Fatal Traffic Crash I-85NB just before Flat Shoals Road Exit. ALL LANES BLOCKED. Take alternate routes. GSP en route to scene. #ucpdstrong #community #police #traffic pic.twitter.com/ObzMCcl4xd

— Union City Police Department (@ucgapolice) December 2, 2020

Meanwhile, the Pence caravan went the wrong direction on 285 - east instead of west - and is now back in the right direction trying to ease its way through gridlocked traffic to Dobbins Air Reserve Base. #gapol [twitter.com] pic.twitter.com/80x8ZJMZeA

&mdash [t.co]; Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) November [twitter.com] 20, 2020

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The left lane,” McKay nearly exclaimed. “They cleared everybody off to the right as best they could and they moved [the motorcade] in the left lane.” McKay watched the contingent do this from a distance, after it passed I-85 and was on its way in the right direction toward I-75 in Cobb."},{"_id":"XRDU4O4O6BGZVBAGDGY5I7VJ34","type":"text","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"inline_comments":[],"_id":1606746732202},"content":"“We were in the far left lane and we were not moving at a high rate of speed at all. 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The stoppage could have been one of many places, since the closures hugged the north side Perimeter between Tucker and Cumberland for over 30 minutes longer than planned."},{"_id":"JQB6QIRFQNABZKUU2FPETGQSRY","type":"text","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"inline_comments":[],"_id":1606746732204},"content":"I tried to find out just who actually made the wrong turn. No one at Cobb PD ventured an answer on the record and GSP could only refer me to the Secret Service, who plans the whole detail.."},{"_id":"A34HZ3YBDJHZDCB7FI5YRINXTE","type":"text","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"inline_comments":[],"_id":1606746732205},"content":"A U.S.S.S. spokesperson responded curtly to my email on the matter. In it, I asked three things: who made the mistake, was there a security risk in the detour, and if there was no security risk, why cause such big closures?"},{"_id":"G3RMU6PRLRB5XBSSRWOODDOL2E","type":"text","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"inline_comments":[],"_id":1606746732206},"content":"“For operational security reasons, the Secret Service does not discuss specifically or in general terms the means, methods or resources we utilize to carry out our protective mission,” they said. I asked a follow-up question about whom Atlanta motorists should hold accountable for the wrong turn. They did not respond."},{"_id":"KTEG3SUKZNEALHIDZZJNVLBQP4","type":"text","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"inline_comments":[],"_id":1606746732207},"content":"The circle of governmental buck-passing moves much faster than the Great Circle Around Atlanta did that Friday. This is the latest example of a political entourage bludgeoning a Friday afternoon commute. Simultaneous visits from President Trump and Vice President Pence almost exactly a year before caused waves of closures and a premature shutdown of the Downtown Connector. Trump’s March visit to the CDC prompted interstates to be blocked far longer than the time needed for the motorcade to return to Dobbins. The obnoxious closures transcend any political party. Nothing is likely to change in this regard in January of 2021."},{"_id":"OR6ULD7Q4FFWDGQ6XCA75JVNQM","type":"text","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"inline_comments":[],"_id":1606746732208},"content":"That the closures are necessary is not the gripe here. To ensure safety, they are. But the amount of time roads stay closed far exceeds the need. I spoke with someone close to the situation months ago and relayed some grievances. They listened to and understood them, but also said nothing would change. 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TRAVEL ADVISORY Cobb Co: Crash...I-75/sb at the N 120 Loop (Exit 265). 3 left lanes blocked. Heavy delays. Use Hwy 41. https://t.co/j2xHL1ZFrc #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/4Y2PXGBpeq

— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) November 21, 2020

The good news: @VP motorcade has reached its destination in Cobb County.

The bad news: The extended closures on the metro interstates have left heavy delays north of I-20. https://t.co/j2xHL1ZFrc #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/RjOrzJ5KMH

— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) November 20, 2020

Meanwhile, the Pence caravan went the wrong direction on 285 - east instead of west - and is now back in the right direction trying to ease its way through gridlocked traffic to Dobbins Air Reserve Base. #gapol pic.twitter.com/80x8ZJMZeA

— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) November 20, 2020

The motorcade for Vice President Mike Pence weaves into traffic after taking the wrong exit heading back to Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Expect heavy delays #Atlanta. (@ajc) #gapol pic.twitter.com/VaBPk4SpW1

— Alyssa Pointer 🦄 (@AlyssaNo_L) November 20, 2020

Vice President Pence’s campaign stop for Republican Sens. Loeffler and Perdue came as Georgia’s top elections official prepared to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the state. But you’d be forgiven for mistaking it for a pre-election rally. #gapol #gasen https://t.co/Y6R9FC6wPE

— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) November 20, 2020

**UPDATE** Vice President motorcade has reached it's destination. All interstates are back open. https://t.co/2hvjWkI3bV #ATLTraffic https://t.co/MvhQ774t0a

— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) November 20, 2020

Reminder of road closures until 5 p.m. on Calvary Church Road between Barber Road and Chicopee Woods Elementary School for the Vice President's visit.https://t.co/aajLMmv7ZF pic.twitter.com/NDbMFkaZ0n

— Hall County Sheriff (@HallCountySO) November 20, 2020

Better News! All lanes are now back open on I-285 btw Sandy Springs and Cobb County and on I-75 and I-575, Vice President Mike Pence has made it to his destination @VP #ATLTraffic pic.twitter.com/ogSW8BSeUc

— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) November 20, 2020

RED ALERT all lanes on I-285 btw. Sandy Springs and Cobb County and on I-75 and I-575 are shut down due to Vice President's Mike Pence's motorcade traveling to an event in Canton. Please avoid. #ATLTraffic pic.twitter.com/QdwOr59MWf

— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) November 20, 2020

Heads Up, metro Atlanta! Vice President Mike Pence will be in town today starting at 12:30. He will make stops in Canton and Gainesville. Expect rolling roadblocks on I-75, I-575 and I-985 @VP
Stay w/@WSBTraffic @wsbradio @wsbtv for updates #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/QoQuwPgrbs

— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) November 20, 2020

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Crash has Cleared on I-85/sb before Pleasantdale Rd. (exit 96) all lanes are now open. Tough delays remain leaving Duluth. Pack your patience and stay w/@wsbradio @wsbtv for your traffic needs #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/UNs31b6ESz

— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) October 15, 2020

⚠️TRAVEL ADVISORY Sandy Springs: We seen some confusion following the opening this morning of a new 80-foot transition ramp...Ga 400/sb to I-285/eb (Inner Loop) #atltraffic @wsbradio #skycopter @wsbtv #captncam pic.twitter.com/wWCXC3Qm5W

— Mark McKay (@mckayWSB) October 5, 2020

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Outside of GDOT or an area 911 center, we are Atlanta’s only 24-Hour Traffic Center."},{"_id":"Y5ZTCFM4NBHMVJ7CP4JPS2BSEY","type":"text","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"A freak instance, combined with some extra scrutiny, aging infrastructure, and bad luck have all factored into the seeming increase in potholes on the Atlanta freeways. The only thing drivers can do is keep their eyes open for the problems and remain patient in the delays behind the closures."},{"_id":"KEF3QT57ARCU7F6LLM6WZECTDE","type":"text","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"Doug Turnbull, the PM drive Skycopter anchor for Triple Team Traffic on 95.5 WSB, is the Gridlock Guy. He also hosts a traffic podcast with Smilin' Mark McKay on wsbradio.com. 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Another Multi-Vehicle Crash on the East Fwy, this one is I-20/wb west of 138 (exit 82). Use Old Covington Hwy to avoid the jam into Conyers. Please #slowdown #ATLtraffic @wsbradio @wsbtv @kiss1041fm pic.twitter.com/T5IvG01UTH

— Veronica HarrellWSB🎤 (@VeronicaHarrell) October 1, 2020

**UPDATE** Crash has cleared. All lanes are open. Heavy delays remain. Use Iris Dr as an alternate. https://t.co/oChLshdbT4 #ATLtraffic https://t.co/TN5yoeRQJK

— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) October 1, 2020

RED ALERT now with this Injury Crash on I-85/sb at Flat Shoals Rd. (exit 66) all lanes are now closed. Use Hwy 29 into Union City https://t.co/j2xHL1ZFrc #ATLTraffic pic.twitter.com/5nWiyGoFiT

— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) September 29, 2020

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