Gridlock Guru
The Gridlock Guru answers traffic questions in each Friday edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition. He's an advocate for the frustrated driver and a guardian of driving civility. Motorists should obey traffic laws, be courteous, and expect good driving behavior from the motorists near them.
TRAVELERS’ CHECK Thieves target big airports
Posted: November 16, 2009 5:29 a.m.Only the boldest thief has the nerve to walk up to a bag carousel at one of Arkansas’ small airports and steal someone else’s bag.
GRIDLOCK GURU: Move over, left-lane road hogs
Posted: November 13, 2009 5:46 a.m.Laura Fortney of Fayetteville is sick of drivers who camp in Interstate 540’s left lane.
TRAVELERS’ CHECK Lots on tap in way of traffic help
Posted: November 9, 2009 3:52 a.m.Money for a 24-mile cable in the median of Interstate 540 found its way into the first draft of projects in the area’s Transportation Improvement Program.
TRAVELERS’ CHECK: American drops stop at St. Louis
Posted: November 2, 2009 5:32 a.m.Planes took off from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport for St. Louis eight times a day soon after the airport’s opening in 1998.
GRIDLOCK GURU: Traffic light should go up sooner
Posted: October 30, 2009 7:29 a.m.An improvement in one place can bog down traffic elsewhere, and Fayetteville’s River Meadows Drive is a prime example.
TRAVELERS’ CHECK: Rumble for safety is studied
Posted: October 26, 2009 5:39 a.m.A task force at the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department is aiming to find the best way to use so-called rumble strips at the center and along the edges of highways.
GRIDLOCK GURU: Road job to begin late 2010
Posted: October 23, 2009 5:46 a.m.Springdale’s $105 million street bond project was a masterpiece in practicality as it created major east-west thoroughfares through town.
TRAVELERS’ CHECK: Kiosks cut down on contact
Posted: October 19, 2009 5:37 a.m.Delta Air Lines’ goal is for 85 percent of passengers to use so-called automated check-in processes.
GRIDLOCK GURU: Just ask; turn lane added on
Posted: October 16, 2009 5:17 a.m.Traffic jams would be gone if all drivers would go around the world to the right.
TRAVELERS’ CHECK: 71 bypass good idea, but not hot
Posted: October 12, 2009 6:11 a.m.The U.S. 71 bypass of Bella Vista is as sexy as oversized pajamas, canned corn and tax reports.
GRIDLOCK GURU: Advice for left turners: Safety first
Posted: October 9, 2009 4:57 a.m.United Parcel Service eliminated all the left turns it could as a way to save fuel.
TRAVELERS' CHECK: Airports in control of TV fare
Posted: October 5, 2009 5:56 a.m.GRIDLOCK GURU: Speed limit fine on 265, officials say
Posted: October 2, 2009 6 a.m.A downhill stretch of Crossover Road in Fayetteville where the speed limit is 50 mph feels uncomfortable when it’s The Guru behind the wheel.
GRIDLOCK GURU: Less reds at night on U.S. 62
Posted: September 25, 2009 5:27 a.m.Drivers are more likely to ignore speed limits, traffic signals and road signs if what they're asked to do doesn't make sense.
GRIDLOCK GURU: Interstate merging examined
Posted: September 18, 2009 5:39 a.m.Merging into highway traffic without causing havoc is the third toughest of all driving lessons.