If you have been to the Raleigh North Carolina area within the past year, then you probably know all too well what a nightmare it has been trying to drive anywhere at any time of day to do anything. The culprit?

Construction.

In order to accommodate the massive amounts of people who have flocked to the Research Triangle Park (RTP) area that is Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the department of transportation has been working over time to put in roads where there were none before as well as to repair and expand roads in order to accommodate the masses who pack the current roadways bumper to bumper between the hours of 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Throw in there the fact that it is now summer; it’s hot and people want to get wherever they’re going in a hurry, and you’ve got all of the ingredients for the perfect road rage storm. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure that once all of the construction is done, everyone will be more than appreciative of the effort that was made to produce such finely paved surfaces for their vehicles. In the meantime, however, when you have so much stuff going on in one place, it is important to remain vigilant and perhaps more importantly…calm.

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