OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Folks, leave those road gators to the professionals
Dear Interstate Oracle: Road gators are pieces of tire retreads that fall off big trucks and litter the highways. I became way too familiar with them when I ra…
Dear Interstate Oracle: Road gators are pieces of tire retreads that fall off big trucks and litter the highways. I became way too familiar with them when I ra…
Dear M: As a pedestrian, I am frequently annoyed by cars that park in sidewalks. I don't currently use a wheelchair or walker but can imagine those who do coul…
Dear Mahatma: Is the state not going to do any cleanup before the eclipse? The entrances and exits to the freeways are filthy. The medians have paper and trash…
Dear Resurfacing Researcher: With reference to resurfacing Cantrell Road, I am curious about plans for resurfacing West Markham Street from about Stiff Station…
Dear Mahatma: Sorry about the picture quality here, but this guy was on the move. I thought I knew the different types of Arkansas license plates, but I can't …
Dear Sir: Cantrell Road needs resurfacing, especially from Keightly east to Chester Street. Someone needs to drive this stretch and you will see. -- Peter
Dear Mahatma: When are they, the city or ArDot, going to do something about the Interstate 30 overpass on Scott Hamilton? The overpass and road are awful! -- A…
Dear Mahatma: Bright lights from Topgolf. Those driving south on Interstate 430 are subject to extreme bright lights shining in their eyes as they dodge speedi…
Mahatma: We of a certain age remember when it was noted in newspaper articles covering auto wrecks whether the driver was wearing a seat belt or not at the tim…
Dear Sir: I drive from Bryant to Arkadelphia often. What is the reason for cutting back trees on both sides of Interstate 30? They grind most of it and leave i…
Dear Mahatma: Going east on Interstate 630 toward Interstate 30, it would be so nice to have an airport logo directing us to turn right (southbound). Yet the s…
Happy New Year: Every eight years or so we used to get a new license plate with a new number. Is this still in effect? I was telling one of my friends about th…
Dear Mahatma: My understanding is that when a stoplight is not working, the intersection is treated as a four-way stop. Or three-way if that's the configuratio…
Dear Mahatma: The Highway Department has repainted stripes on Arkansas 300. Hooray! But these bright new lines reveal no uniformity at road intersections. At s…
Dear Mahatma: We almost got broadsided on Cantrell Road. We were pulling out, turning left, and had the green. An idiot barreled though his red light. How he a…
Dear Mahatma: I saw this drive-out tag in Little Rock this month. -- Betty
Anyone who loves country music -- who doesn't? -- knows beer is a frequent refrain.
Dear Mahatma: For those on Interstate 30 eastbound using Interstate 40 to the North Hills Boulevard exit, what's the plan to avoid the weave? Will the existing…
Dear Doctor of Traffic: When will they open up the restrooms at the White River rest stop on Interstate 40? -- Eastbound and Down
Dear Mahatma: Can you explain the new laws concerning cameras and tickets for speeding in work zones? I'm for safety for our highway workers and this law CAN b…
Defendants lined up along the rail dividing the spectator section from the trial section at Pulaski County District Court. About a dozen. Not too bad for a Thu…
Dear Mahatma : Please address the problem of in-town drivers who drive with bright lights. The new halogen lights are bright, even on low. On high, they are bl…
Dear Mahatma: On a multilane highway, may a driver pass an ambulance with its lights on, if the driver abides by the speed limit? -- Nice Neighbor
Dear Mahatma: Can you video the conversation between you and the police when he comes to the car? Does he have the right to tell you to stop filming? Does he h…
Dear Mr. Know It All (a compliment): Traveling Interstate 30 through Benton-Bryant on Sept. 29 there were countless orange barrels but not a single constructio…
Mahatma: If a state road has an overpass over an interstate, who is responsible for maintenance? Why do we have nice paved interstates but the bridges are horr…
Dear Mahatma: Every time I take the flyover at the end of Chenal Parkway onto Interstate 630 my cellphone drops a call or the other person can't hear me until …
Dear Mahatma: What I should carry in my car for proof of auto insurance? My insurance company has a good app, and I can call up an exact copy of the little pie…
Hi Mahatma! Who is responsible for maintenance of the service roads along Interstate 30 in between Benton and the Pulaski County line? The potholes have gotten…
Dear Mahatma: What is the purpose of the large metal plates (my husband counted 14) bolted to the pavement on the continued construction of Interstate 30 in Sa…
Good morning: I enjoyed the column on the streetcar line. Unless I missed it, an important datum was missing: What do annual revenues amount to? Perhaps that f…
Dear Mahatma: Light rail to the airport? Seriously? Perhaps, after all, there's a use in sight for the downtown trolley. We should live so long! -- Dennis
O Wise One: We recently took a trip on Interstate 40, and the traffic was horrendous. There were hundreds of 18-wheelers on the road in both directions. Why ha…
Roadside Insurance Guy: In a recent column, Scott Hardin, Department of Finance and Administration, says only 8.7% of vehicles are not insured. He said a new s…
Dear Mahatma: Running red lights is such a normal event in Northwest Arkansas. Why can't we have cameras to catch lawbreakers in the act and send them a ticket…
Dear Mahatma: Formerly two lanes, there is a section of Arkansas 7 just north of Hot Springs that now sports sidewalks, curbs, bicycle lanes and a continuous c…
Dear Mahatma: Driving to Memphis this past weekend, painfully noticeable were the large trees that were cut down and left laying on the eastbound shoulder and …
Dear Mahatma: Let's be Frank. A local TV station has a segment in which it warns speeders that radar will be at certain locations that evening. I have thought …
Hey Mahatma: I bet you agree iDrive Arkansas is a huge benefit to drivers. I depend on it when traveling the long-running Interstate 30 job between Benton's Se…
Dear Mahatma: We are traveling to the capital city a couple of times a week for medical issues and I now understand how those multilane highways are to be driv…
Dear Mahatma: It's a pity we don't have light rail from the airport to downtown as many cities do. -- Frequent Flyer
Dear Mahatma: If my fading memory is correct, a past gasoline cost hike resulted in it becoming legal nationwide to make a right on red after stop. My memory a…
Dear Mahatma: When we drove into Little Rock recently, we noticed that a sign has been placed directing drivers to the proper lane to exit onto Rodney Parham R…
Dear Mahatma: Once again I speak for Arkansans appalled and alarmed at the treacherous and dangerous portion of U.S. 70, six miles from Brinkley to Braswell. U…
Dear Paver of Truth: I was motoring back to Little Rock from Hot Springs during the rain. The repaved Interstate 30 is very smooth, but in Bryant water was poo…
Dear Mahatma: I wrote a letter to the editor a few weeks ago, but you have more influence in auto travel. Please remind your readers to slow down when conditio…
Dear Mahatma: A whole bunch of people are moving here from California. Did you know that? They sell their houses for a lot of money there, and buy in Arkansas …
Dear Mahatma: I travel Arkansas 171 and Arkansas 290 from Malvern to Hot Springs several times each month. Both are routes to Garvan Gardens and Lake Catherine…
Dear Mahatma: A friend who reads your column says he thinks you wrote that it's illegal to leave your car running if you're not inside. Is this correct? If so,…
Dear Fast Track: The Locust street viaduct in North Little Rock enables drivers to reach downtown destinations without adding to interstate congestion. Unless …