[pollyannaish]

I have a really weird question...but I have no experience with hurricanes so go easy on me.

Why have they not opened up ALL the lanes of the highway to outgoing traffic. (They could keep one open for incoming emergency vehicles or something.) And why didn't they bring in buses from every place they could think of in the surrounding areas—yesterday—to help get some of these people out of there.

Finally, what the heck are they thinking putting so many people in the Superdome. Are they nuts??

TIA.

[Muzzle_em]

I've wondered the same thing and have been SO FRUSTRATED about it! We are watching a real tragedy in the making and so many people could AND STILL CAN be evacuated if someone with some organizational skills was in charge.

[11th_VA]

Why have they not opened up ALL the lanes of the highway to outgoing traffic.

That's what I heard they did do - now it's back to traffic both ways.

[Dog Gone]

They have opened up all the freeways one way leaving town. There just aren't enough of them. Three roads leave town.

This storm will now catch many motorists on the roads in non-moving traffic.

It's the worst case scenario. And it's actually happening. And I can't help but think that all those thousands of people lining up to enter the Superdome are in for the worst experience of their lives if they're lucky enough to survive.