Want to beat the traffic? You can’t. It’s a myth. But you can outsmart it.
Leave at 4 AM. That’s when the trucks are sleeping. Or drive through the night like a vampire on a road trip.
Avoid the Georgia-Florida line on Sundays. That’s when everyone goes home. It’s a parade of sunburned people with sand in their cars.
Oh, and never, ever trust Google Maps to re-route you onto a side road. You’ll end up on a dirt path next to a swamp. I’ve seen it happen.
The Unofficial Soundtrack
What do you listen to while stuck on I-95? Country music is a safe bet. Or podcasts about true crime. The vibe is “tense but hopeful.”
Georgia: Major slowdown reported on I-95 following wreck
Funny detail: People wave at each other in traffic jams. Not angrily. Just a “yep, we’re in this together” nod through the window.
I once saw a guy selling boiled peanuts from his pickup truck in the middle of a standstill. That’s Georgia entrepreneurship at its finest.
