Good rule of thumb if you live in a hurricane area, always have at least half a tank of gas. Consider half to be your empty line. For this very reason
Not a US citizen and don’t know enough about geography, but even though I’m a very avid anti-car person, many people do depend on cars there given that the US is that big. Plus in a situation like this where you’d ideally want to evac as quickly as possible, I do quite get that struggle.
Do let me know if I’m missing something here though
I think the point is that with a robust high speed rail infrastructure and an appropriate mergency response to multiply trains on the escape routes, a lot fewer people would die because it would be considerably more efficient.
I’m not sure I buy it as people tend to evacuate with large belongings that fit in cars but wouldn’t necessarily fit in trains, though I suppose freight trains could also move them efficiently.
I guess this is also why many evacuation plans for extreme disasters say to leave your belongings behind.
Do let me know if I’m missing something here though
Yes: missing car fuel and road space
![[image] Hurricane Milton (Florida) evacuation challenges for car dependency](https://lemmy.vg/pictrs/image/4644251d-ef46-4f5c-8783-510de93c2ee1.png){kind=link}