Triple Team Traffic: The eclipse could create astronomical gridlock
(World News USA)

The keyword in this headline is could. Gridlock is nearly an everyday occurrence on the Atlanta roads – but gridlock is not daily on North Georgia’s mountain roads. And many drivers taking to the North Georgia mountains for this rare eclipse glimpse are not regulars. The exodus to and back from the mountains will certainly cause delays and maybe quite a bit. But the eclipse itself could cause more delays than you may think on the Metro Atlanta roads, too. Think about what happens in Atlanta when the time changes. The difference in when the sun rises or sets or where it shines and at what angle has a noticeable effect on traffic. When the days get shorter and darkness sets in...