The Brief
- Atlanta’s worst traffic bottlenecks, I-85/I-75 Downtown Connector and I-285 Top End Perimeter, leave commuters questioning their jobs, mortgages, and life choices.
- Atlanta ranks among the worst in the nation for traffic, claiming six of the top 20 bottlenecks, but New Jersey and New York take the top spots for ultimate gridlock.
- Drivers on New Jersey’s I-95 Turnpike and New York’s Cross Bronx Expressway joke about ditching their cars for a kayak or resigning themselves to a lifetime in traffic.
ATLANTA – If you work a regular 9-to-5, chances are you spend at least part of your day questioning your life choices while crawling through bumper-to-bumper traffic. But which rush-hour stretches make Georgians rethink everything?
Potamkin Hyundai, which has a dealership in Stone Mountain, polled 3,400 drivers nationwide to find out which highways bring out the most existential dread. Georgia’s top two offenders? The I-85/I-75 Downtown Connector and the I-285 Top End Perimeter (I-75 to I-85 Northside).
The Downtown Connector: Where Dreams Go to Idle
Drivers stuck on the Downtown Connector during rush hour get plenty of time to ponder deep, soul-searching questions, such as:
Do I really love my job… or do I just tolerate it for the health insurance?…