I don't know which makes me madder... the line jumpers, or the drivers who LET them line jump.

Same thing at the 54/74 intersection, when the longhorn corner folks are trying to turn right at the yield sign, onto 54wb. They have a YIELD to on-coming traffic sign, yet keep moving. And there are always idiot on-coming traffic drivers who LET them in. It isn't like they aren't ever going to get their turn... they CAN wait.

Some don't ask to be let in: they just cut in at high speed. You either hit them or hit your brakes. Costs too much hospital bills and insurance to crash them. Ain't christian (or jewish for that matter) anyway.

It is the self-important idiots who cut over at the last second. God forbid these "important people" would wait in line.

I travel this route every week. I always catch up to them at the light at the top of the ramp. It doesn't take nearly as long as you suggessted.

I never see state patrol at that exit......maybe they will start to catch these "important people".

We used to call them “non-drivers”. I still do. They would have road rallies in D.C twice a day.

I have always wanted to own a 69 Impalla, two door, puke green white top with snow tires when I had to commute in D.C.

Talk about the ultimate urban assault vehicle.

Hehehe!!!! My husband drives a 69 Chevy pick up to work every day. We moved to PTC from the north side to get out of the congestion and even though the flow of traffic is much lighter commuting from PTC to downtown Atlanta, we have found there are more little fender benders and rude drivers on this side of Atlanta! Anyway, my husband's SUV was hit three times in one year, no fault of his......he went out and bought a 69 Chevy pick up that he keeps in excellent running condition. People in our neighborhood just stare and turn their heads when they see him driving the old truck!

I would laugh too, but it is not funny in the least. I have never understood why the GA State Patrol did not park at the top of the ramp and hand out a couple of hundred tickets for improper lane changing, following too close etc. They probably could catch several drunks, drug dealers, and other felons in the bargain. Sure it would tie up traffic and people would wail, but at the end of the day it just might prevent an event like yesterday. Seems like a simple straightforward solution.

Before you write me a ticket for following too closely, perhaps I should clarify.

By the time traffic has reached the top of the ramp to merge onto I-285, and where the people in the Idiot Lane are trying to get back into the left, traffic is at a crawl if not a stand still.

I don't think that either the Idiot Lane people or indignant people like me who close the gap by tailgating have the potential for causing anything more than a minor fender bender.

But, MAN, am I ever tired of this commute! I used to teach at a college in a small midwestern town where I biked--and sometimes walked--to work.

It would cause much less traffic congestion and be fun at the same time.