Is this not the story of American transportation today? Exactly its condition, its state?
Thousands of Atlanta-area residents remain stranded in cars on highways around the city after a snow and ice storm crippled the ninth-largest U.S. metropolitan area yesterday and much of the nation’s Southeast region.Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said city and state officials are working to clear roads and free motorists. Throughout the state, a total of 1,254 accidents were reported with 134 injuries and one weather-related fatality, Deal said. There were 791 accidents in Atlanta, Reed said in a press conference.
Everyone is just stuck...
Snowstorm in US south forced stranded drivers to sleep in supermarkets (Photo: Reuters) http://t.co/2DGg6fmQhD pic.twitter.com/TuQOzLBcYS
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 29, 2014
Atlanta is not a city with a suburb but a suburb with a city.