"Mobile homes" flipped
Appreciate the coverage, though calling 5th wheels and Travel trailers "mobile homes" is a bit off. RV Park Video
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TomG2 wrote:
I did some quick calculating. At three people per vehicle, it would have taken one million cars stretching over 5,000 miles to totally evacuate Houston. That and a lot of spare beds. Not everyone has the ability to jump in their car and drive to safety.
A single 4 lane freeway (2 in each direction) can handle about 200,000 vehicles per day (assuming they route all traffic in the same direction).
I count 5 freeways departing inland and/or away from the storm, many with more than 4 lanes. This is in addition to numerous non-freeway alternative routes.
They knew about the storm for well over a week.
Yes, it's a huge task to move that many people but a hurricane is not a surprise. They literally have hurricane evacuation plans all laid out and updated at the cost of millions each year.
If we were talking about 5% of the population couldn't get out, I might buy it but the vast majority choose to stay.
