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 : 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
GRIDLOCK GURU : Parents can’t ride scooter law
ROBERT J. SMITH
Elizabeth, The Guru’s almost 12-year-old daughter, has been known to read her father’s column, but today’s newspaper will be hidden from her. - Friday, August 22, 2008
GRIDLOCK GURU : No plans to smooth rail crossing
ROBERT J. SMITH
New, black asphalt with unsmeared, white and yellow stripes just looks good against a green backdrop of trees. - Friday, August 15, 2008
GRIDLOCK GURU : Crossing fix to be made, but not soon
ROBERT J SMITH
Those who’ve lived in a town heavy with train traffic are numb to the bumps of crossing railroad tracks. - Friday, August 8, 2008
GRIDLOCK GURU : 1st e-mailer had hardest query so far
ROBERT J. SMITH
The first question to arrive five years ago remains the toughest one faced by The Guru. - Friday, August 1, 2008
GRIDLOCK GURU : Work helps, but 412 still no fast lane
ROBERT J. SMITH
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, except when it comes to U.S. 412 across north Arkansas. - Friday, July 25, 2008