With so many curvy interchanges, it's no wonder truckers don't like coming through Atlanta.

A new report finds the metro Atlanta area is one of the worst spots in the country for deadly rollover crashes.

The American Transportation Research Institute finds over 200 people have died in truck rollover crashes in Georgia since 2001.  It identifies some of the "hot spots" for rollover crashes.

Georgia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Natalie Dale says "There are some certain areas that even we at the department have identified as hot spots."

Four of the top five in Georgia are in metro Atlanta.  Topping the list is the I-285/I-75 interchange south of the city.  Number two is I-285/I-20 on the east side followed by I-285/I-85 south and Spaghetti Junction.

The top hot spots in the Atlanta area all involve exit ramps that require a rapid reduction in speed.

Because so many of these interchanges were built over four decades ago, they don't have the banking needed for today's big rigs.  Dale says "We do a lot to alert them (truck drivers) through warning signs and blinking lights to bring speeds down."

But what's really needed to fix the problem is money.  "It's not always as easy as saying we should just redesign an interchange.  It carries a very hefty price tag with it."

Dale says "The Georgia Department of Transportation on both the state and federal side is hurting for funding."

Another potential solution to the rollover problem is being proposed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  NHTSA has sent a proposed rule to the White House that would mandate electronic stability control to take over braking on big trucks.  It's similar to the technology now required on SUV's and pickups.  NHTSA believes it could save 60 lives a year.

There is opposition from the trucking industry.

The American Trucking Association says about 70 percent of new trucks include some kind of stability control, and it's opposed to making the more costly electronic technology mandatory.

No matter the solution, there's no doubt Atlanta is a dangerous place for big trucks and the cars they share the road with.  Outdated roads and congestion make for a deadly combination.

Dale says "We have a very complex situation where you have many commuters on the road at the same time you have many of these large trucks."