Too many people believe that once the SHTF they can ride it out for the first few days, let the majority of people leave the cities, then once it clears out jump in their car and drive to a safe place.
Not going to happen.
Look at what happened with hurricane Rita.
Millions tried to leave all at the same time.
Roads were solid cars for about 100 miles.
Thousands of cars ran out of gas and were pushed to the side of the road. Others were left in the middle of the road.
All of the gas stations were out of gas.
People were on the road for over 24 hours and didn’t get 100 miles before they ran out of gas.
If you live in a major or even moderate size city once the SHTF your car is pretty much useless.