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The Atlanta roadside guide
Written for the roads we actually work. What to do in the minutes before anyone arrives, and how to avoid the decisions that cost the most.
The Perimeter has narrow shoulders and fast freight. Here is the order to do things in.
Read it Interstate What to do if your car breaks down on I-20The east-west spine. Long gaps between exits, and shoulders that come and go.
Read it Interstate What to do if you break down on the Downtown Connector (I-75/I-85)The hardest place in the metro to break down. Multiple lanes, constant merging, disappearing shoulders.
Read it Equipment When you need a flatbed tow (and when you don't)Flatbed or wheel-lift? The answer is decided by your car, not your preference.
Read it Equipment Can an AWD vehicle be towed?Yes — but not by every method, and the wrong one is expensive.
Read it The call What information should you give a towing company?Six answers that turn a ten-minute call into a two-minute one.
Read it Accidents What to do after a car accident in AtlantaThe order to do things in, and the tow decision people get wrong.
Read it Diagnosis Dead battery or alternator failure? How to tellA jump start that works proves nothing. Here is what actually separates the two.
Read it Mobile mechanic Can a mobile mechanic fix a car that won't start?Sometimes yes, sometimes genuinely no. The honest version of both.
Read itTell us where you are.
Dispatch answers, gets your location, and tells you what happens next.