Roadscapes Wednesday: Does Your Local Traffic Report Actually Come From Atlanta?

Welcome to the Roadscapes Wednesday segment! Each week here on Geek Alabama, Roadscapes Wednesday will feature roads and infrastructure related topics. Geek Alabama Editor / Publisher Nathan Young is often called the “road geek” for a good reason, Nathan loves roads and loves talking about roads!

Before Waze and Google Maps, you’d tune into traffic reports on the radio. A look at the high-stakes game of the ’80s to watch all the roads. And today’s technology that brings locals updates from larger hub cities.

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