I lived in Atlanta briefly a few years back - it was pretty hairy even in a car. It made me understand how after thirty years of that, some balding lunatic could take a shotgun to work and go nuts.

I did often get to drive the company cargo van to and from work quite a lot though (as we couldn't keep it downtown due to the crime) - that was actually great - just swing it back and forth across lanes and everyone would give you plenty of space.