Terry Norton of the Georgia Department of Public Safety. In addition, the Atlanta Police Department is understaffed by at least 400 officers. Bob Manning, an operations and maintenance engineer for Gwinnett County DOT, says the pace of life, like the speed on the roads, has gotten too fast. Our lives have gotten so complicated and busy. . . . Then when people are delayed by traffic, they lose patience and get aggressive, speeding, tailgating and making risky lane changes.
Some observers say there are just too many cars.
The national average for seat belt use is 71 percent and the Southeast average is 68 percent.