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.
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Have you got a question about current road construction, roads that should be built, driving laws, traffic jams, or road rage? We'll find the answers, but you have to ask.
Gridlock Guru
GRIDLOCK GURU : Speed limit won’t right fuel crunch
ROBERT J. SMITH
Congress is considering a lower national speed limit, taking away 70 mph and replacing it with 65 mph. - Friday, October 3, 2008
GRIDLOCK GURU : Guru puts his noggin to ‘what ifs’
ROBERT J. SMITH
Guy Pearson of Fayetteville thinks Laura Smith had the right idea when she suggested last week that more knowledge about how to drive might be helpful. - Friday, September 26, 2008
GRIDLOCK GURU
ROBERT J. SMITH
Road rules too complex for short ads Drivers tearing up and down Interstate 540 can’t merge from highway entrance ramps worth a hoot, and they don’t know squat about signaling before changing lanes. - Friday, September 19, 2008
GRIDLOCK GURU : U.S. 62 east of I-540 can try patience
ROBERT J. SMITH
Vance Vanderburg of Eureka Springs thinks U.S. 62 through Rogers toward Interstate 540 is a bear. - Friday, September 12, 2008
GRIDLOCK GURU : State buys route, but bypass iffy
ROBERT J. SMITH
People who spend $50,000 to buy land now for the $350,000 home they’ll never be able to afford give The Guru a chuckle. - Friday, August 29, 2008