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    Posted: 08 May 2018 at 9:00pm
Nothing like Hot-lanta traffic, the department of my former company is located in downtown and I'd rather been tortured then go there but thank goodness I don't have to anymore since I retired. Atlanta is like any big city be it Washington DC or Los Angeles that the times to travel through them is off rush hours. Best of all is you can travel through them in late evening.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 May 2018 at 8:47pm
However, the good thing about the 'Pod is that you just need a place to pull off (any exit that will allow access back on is good) and you have your own facilities with you. I agree that the stretch of 95 does seem rather long with not so many places to even pull off though.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 May 2018 at 7:28pm
Originally posted by Subzilla

David....10 pm to 3 am....is that when there is less traffic in Atlanta??  I didn't think that could be possible.  Confused   
I have driven through many big cities and on my list Atlanta has been the worst. But so far between those hours I have driven right through no problem, only wish Georgia had more rest areas. If I could afford it I would build more rest areas for Georgia, there should be a law that rest areas need to built on interstates at least every 50 miles. Unhappy
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 May 2018 at 12:15pm
On a Monday evening in January, 2017 around 8:00 p.m. we went through Atlanta. We encountered very low (relatively speaking) traffic. Other times were much worse. We cruised right on through unlike other times when we crawled through.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 May 2018 at 11:58am
David....10 pm to 3 am....is that when there is less traffic in Atlanta??  I didn't think that could be possible.  Confused   
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Apr 2018 at 8:49pm
We have been on the road after dark on a few occasions. One was on our first trip when we were trying to get to our daughter's house in time to see the Christmas program our grandchildren were in. We didn't make it. We pushed long and hard on that trip. We don't do that anymore. However, in winter when the days are short, we have not always gotten to a good stopping place before sundown. In that case, we will go on, but only until we can find a good place to stop for the night.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Apr 2018 at 8:17pm
We try to drive non interstate during the day, but will drive on the interstate at night. We try not to drive secondary roads at night. However, sometimes you just have to keep going. Then you just go slower and have good headlights
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Apr 2018 at 6:57pm
    I am a morning person, I wake up early and go to sleep early. But when it comes to driving I prefer to drive at night less traffic, glare from sun,and heat. We travel back and forth a lot between south Florida and middle Tennessee almost all interstate driving and prefer to drive through Atlanta between 10 pm and 3 am. I grew up in Miami and dread traffic jams, I like to keep moving. Everyone is different, I think one should drive whatever time that they feel the safest.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Apr 2018 at 6:28pm
We don't mind driving at night but usually try to keep our travel days around 5-6 hours and like stopping at a KOA with a pool and hot tub!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Apr 2018 at 6:07pm
I've never hesitated to drive at night.  I figure that's what headlights are for.

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