Atlanta, GA I-285 Top End Perimeter

[Dalaskan]

At 0:46, the white car change mind moved to on left way, but too late on right lol.

[IndianaJones921]

wow lol now I know what it's like to drive down this road going at 280 miles an hour. I use this road every time I come home from college. I'd make some serious time going this fast. lol

[buzzymcbuzz]

Interesting, hey Jim, 2 questions...

1) what care do you drive

2) where exactly do you have your camera mounted

Hey by the way Jim, you should somehow get a compass because I would love ot know which direction I am facing. Thanks, let me know.

B.

[Freewayjim]

1) I drove an Acura TL in this video but on the long trips I normally take my wife's Acura MDX.

2) Camera is on a tripod mounted on the passenger seat floorboard.

3) The direction being driven is noted in the video, can't really superimpose an accurate compass on the video. You could also follow the route along with a road map, that would give you a good idea of the actual direction.

[Cyrus992]

One of the the most hallarious endings ever!!

[prfsnlwannabe]

I always had wanted to ask but never have, how do you decide which images to use right before your videos start, such as at 0:10? You've chosen some decent and/or at least interesting pics of the respective expressway/road for your past videos.

And have you ever used some of your own pics for any past videos?

[Freewayjim]

All the pics as the start of the video like you referenced are ones I've taken. Many times I will be photographing while filming (although not for this video) and I look for a pic that is reasonably interesting that has room for some text graphics.

I've been photographing highways far longer than I've been doing videos so I have quite a collection to pick from.

[DrivingJapan]

Nice music and driving !

[trainluvr]

That was good. First time hearing that tune too.

[Freewayjim]

No, I'm still using Final Cut Express 4.

[southernfried08]

my home town....love it

[philly09boy]

I can't believe you made it from 400 to US-78 in less than 5 mins..lol It takes me an HOUR at least during rush hour :( I tell my family back in Philly that traffic there is sweet compared to ATL.

Part of the problem w/ 285 is that it goes down to 3 lanes at Spaghetti Junction causing traffic to back up. It needs to be revamped like yesterday.

[adogg619]

@philly09boy

The video is sped up.

[Freewayjim]

Sped up by about 4X

[Tomahawkin17]

Atlanta should've built an outer perimeter 20 years ago nuff said...

for a city that clamins to be progressive Atlanta, has some of the most backwards contemporary urban planning that I've ever seen

[CAMINOANDALUZ]

awesome vid!!.........excellent soundtrack!!!.......

¡¡ imponente video !!.....¡¡ excelente banda sonora !!....

[bbukfan]

I hate saying this, but expanding 285 will only worsen traffic. It's a well known fact that adding lanes adds traffic (excess latent demand); Atlanta is better off rearranging its highways for a possibly tolled system of local and express lanes, thereby dividing traffic.

[Freewayjim]

Adding HOT lanes would accomplish that to some degree.

[bbukfan]

I agree, and the money from those tolls should either 1) be used to improve public transport (expand the rail system) or 2) be used in part to eventually privatise the Atlanta freeway system. Think of how much less debt the government would be in.

[Freewayjim]

The money will most likely be needed to maintain I-285, especially if they build elevated structures for HOT lanes.

[bbukfan]

I don't see why they don't just take the two inner lanes and make them HOT.

[Freewayjim]

I-285 obviously needs more capacity, plus if you put them in the middle, people will have to jump over 5 lanes to exit, not a good thing.

[bbukfan]

HOT lanes are express, so it wouldn't be an issue. I think it'd be interesting if Atlanta took two interior lanes of each highway and made them express toll lanes and only connected with other HOT lanes, in essence only connecting highways together. However, on radial highways every five miles or so there would be crossovers to the local lanes.

[Freewayjim]

Using that theory, can you imagine what they would have to do to connect those lanes with I-85 at Spaghetti Junction?

[bbukfan]

Yes, and the 110/105 interchange in LA is still more ridiculous. The key to reliving congestion is separation of traffic; if one carriageway's backed up the other (hopefully) isn't. It's not perfect, but better than nothing.

[TheRoadTraveler]

Great video.

[bokkey45]

how long does it take to edit this?

[Freewayjim]

From the time the footage is loaded to the point it is ready to export/convert, maybe a couple hours.

[Tomahawkin17]

Nice Video and Man I hate the Top end Peremeter ...especially from P-Tree Ind .Blvd to I-75

[eluko79]

Awesome work Jim! That artsy interchange on GA400 reminds me of I-694.

You know if Buckcherry was around in the 70's I probably wouldn't hate them so much. Awesome song!

[Freewayjim]

HOT lanes are a possibility.

[DjSneezySlik]

The traffic is no where near as bad as I though it would have been.

[Freewayjim]

That's because it was New Year's day when I filmed it, otherwise it probably would have been bad.

[ArtificialBanana]

A thrill as always!

[TheMostWantedR1]

You fooled me Jim. At first I thought the effects at the beginning was snow.

And what a great domain name- "Revive285".

[Freewayjim]

LOL, that would be the mother of all snowstorms :)

Yeah, I like that domain name too.

[truckernacion]

Super ride..Thanks***** Heavy Metal Total.

Alberto*****

[Themadfarter1976]

One more month and I'll be driving that route....gettin' off on 85 towards Duluth. Great video, I really like the cool effects at the beginning and end.

[Gigastorm24]

I love 285, I travel on it at least once or twice a week. I live in Ga. I travel on I-75 just about every day

[integgy95]

Fantastic video Jimbo!! I see you have 6 lane highways down there in the ATL.. The most we have up here in Beantown is 4 on Rtes 95 and 93.. I think 495 might have four as well but 6 lanes is crazy.. I'm sure they need it though with that kind of traffic hahaha

[Freewayjim]

Thanks.

We have a couple other stretches of highway with 7 lanes each way in the Atlanta area and 8 in one spot over three carriageways (I-85 & I-285 SW of the city) and 9 on a section of I-85 in Gwinnett County (two carriageways)

[Bryant5493]

Great video, man. Loved it.

The I-75 access road, from either 285 East or West, is always a mess.

[Freewayjim]

Thanks.

It's odd that the I-75 access or C/D ramps were the actual interstate for 20 years.

[Bryant5493]

Welcome you are, Jim.

Yeah, that is odd. I'd have like to have seen them in their heyday.

[Freewayjim]

Just picture the large bridges carrying I-285 across the middle not being there and you have it, heck the original 1962 overpasses and exit ramps are still in use. Very similar to I-75/I-285 on the south side.

[Bryant5493]

Wow! Yeah, I can see that now. The weaving... oh, man, must've been worse then, than now. Even though the weaving now is horrendous.

[Freewayjim]

Yes, and the left exits, just a poor design but for the early 60's it was progressive, but anything other than a cloverleaf was progressive back then :)

[Bryant5493]

Progressive indeed (lol).

[seand67]

Sweeeeeeet!!

[Bryant5493]

"Freakin' sweet," as Peter Griffin would say (lol).

[FreewayBrent]

Awesome work again, Jim!

[Freewayjim]

Ah thanks, and you actually drove this route when you came over to my 'hood.

[Brown1286]

That's got to be Stone Mountain at 3:18

[Freewayjim]

Yes indeed!

[Bryant5493]

I've never noticed that, until you pointed it out. Wow!

[ScrewdUPClickV2]

great work ..i gotta check out that revive285 site

[0marigolds]

Sweet - Buckcherry ROCKS. Thanks for sharing your drive! ;.)

Love the "grunge" effect at the start and finish!

[Freewayjim]

That song ROCKS no matter who does it.