I was thinking if excrement hits the fan, even the back roads might be impassable
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I feel like the opposite might be the case. The large thoroughfares could be bigger targets for destruction or road-blocks that cause big backups.
Logistically, it would be harder for a group, government, or invasion to pull off closing all the smaller routes and back-roads because there are so many of them. For every road that is closed, there are other places you can turn, or back-track and find dozens of other options. It’s far more likely that back roads will be closed by locals who want to protect themselves from outsiders/invaders, and will likely let you through if you are considered a friendly.
I was thinking if excrement hits the fan, even the back roads might be impassable
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I feel like the opposite might be the case. The large thoroughfares could be bigger targets for destruction or road-blocks that cause big backups.
They’ll both be impassable.
Trust me …. We’ve evacuated for several hurricanes.
It gets ugly, fast. On ALL roads.
You think you know all of the back roads, to access another route/way around.
Guess what? Plenty of others know those same back woods roads, too.
And, half are out of gas.