01-29-2014, 08:25 PM
The weather reports I saw seemed fairly accurate, why not go with the worst case scenario in your planning? Most counties closed schools and announced it early. Atlanta traffic is gridlock anyway, you know exactly what you are going to get in any kind of bad weather. Fulton should have closed schools just because of bad traffic related to widespread bad weather, all around atlanta. Road infra structure is not adequate for metro Atlanta on a good day. Just not enough highway structure and too much reliance on neighborhood roads.
So the excuse is the storm front moved a little north? A little north or a little south would still be devastating to Atlanta traffic. Why not heed it, as it was so widespread from Alabama on?
Why do truckers ignore all weather reports and the laws about coming thru Atlanta?
Funny that no reporters or the public saw any DOT equipment working in the 12 -24 hours before the snow started. Reports were that the city sent everything down south to the counties that have no equipment.
This "weather" may not be a frequent occurrence per season, but it occurs in and around the entire metro Atlanta area a few times a season, either ice or snow. Might as well gear up for it. Schools and government employees should have not even entered into it. Greedy employers should have known the night before to close businesses.
It is no one agency or persons "fault". Even personal responsibility/decisions plays a part. Many people could have made the decision to stay home, I know several that were at malls and running errands all morning because they don't watch the news .
I am glad everyone's children made it home safely. I am definitely going to work on my car's emergency kit. I will add bottled water, snacks and a good blanket, and a phone cord that never leaves the car.
So the excuse is the storm front moved a little north? A little north or a little south would still be devastating to Atlanta traffic. Why not heed it, as it was so widespread from Alabama on?
Why do truckers ignore all weather reports and the laws about coming thru Atlanta?
Funny that no reporters or the public saw any DOT equipment working in the 12 -24 hours before the snow started. Reports were that the city sent everything down south to the counties that have no equipment.
This "weather" may not be a frequent occurrence per season, but it occurs in and around the entire metro Atlanta area a few times a season, either ice or snow. Might as well gear up for it. Schools and government employees should have not even entered into it. Greedy employers should have known the night before to close businesses.
It is no one agency or persons "fault". Even personal responsibility/decisions plays a part. Many people could have made the decision to stay home, I know several that were at malls and running errands all morning because they don't watch the news .
I am glad everyone's children made it home safely. I am definitely going to work on my car's emergency kit. I will add bottled water, snacks and a good blanket, and a phone cord that never leaves the car.