[THEBEAK]

On television today the evacuation of thousands of cars that are congested on the highway in Galveston and are shown moving North away from Rita's destructive path are moving at a snail's pace. While this is going on, (and the TV cameras are recording this 100 mile backup at this crawling pace per hour), they are silmultaneously, showing us empty lanes going South while on each side of the causeway there is water.

If these people do NOT get out of harm's way soon. the hurricane or torrential rains will overcome them! The Military should clear and OPEN UP some of the opposite south roadway for EMG northern flow traffic passage to alleviate this northern snail's pace congestion and get people off the roads and to higher ground faster!

In the immediate future, there should be color-coded lanes on each side of the hideway for EMG situations so they know automatically that these roads will open up to accomodate congestion.

[stockpirate]

On television today the evacuation of thousands of cars

Hopefully they are also evacuating the people....LOL

[Dog]

In the immediate future, there should be color-coded lanes on each side of the hideway

Follow the yellow brick road..

[Quilla]

Stolen from mathluv on the Hurricane thread:

E.D. and Steve just said the contra-flow on 45 will start in 1 hr and 17 min, followed by 10 (did not give a time frame).

[Dog]

What if the people don't like the colors?

[nuconvert]

"100 mile backup at this crawling pace per hour), they are silmultaneously, showing us empty lanes going South"

I haven't been able to figure that out either.

[MizSterious]

If I understood this correctly, they're going to open up all the lanes in a few minutes--per Fox.

[Deguello]

It would be helpful if the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) suspended all temporary lane closures for road construction.

[RobFromGa]

It's called contraflow and it is being done.

[Conspiracy Guy]

In Alabama I65 and several tributary highways are all lanes northbound when the coast is evacuated. They even have reversible signs to handle this.

[squarebarb]

That is all flat land down there and I don't know why people don't just start cutting fences.

[Lazamataz]

Ping

[hispanarepublicana]

I think I like living in the "sticks".
BTW, I heard that the s-bound lanes will soon be turned north.

[Fierce Allegiance]

In the immediate future, there should be color-coded lanes on each side of the hideway for EMG situations so they know automatically that these roads will open up to accomodate congestion.

Male announcer: The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in a red zone.

Female announcer: The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in a red zone.

Male announcer: The red zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in a white zone.

Female announcer: No, the white zone is for loading. Now, there is no stopping in a RED zone.

Male announcer: The red zone has always been for loading.

Female announcer: Don't you tell me which zone is for loading, and which zone is for unloading.

Male announcer: Look Betty, don't start up with your white zone shit again.

male announcer: There's just no stopping in a white zone.

Female announcer: Oh really, Vernon? Why pretend, we both know perfectly well what this is about. You want me to have an abortion.

Male announcer: It's really the only sensible thing to do, if its done safely. Therapeutically there's no danger involved.

[Delphinium]

What phone numbers should we all call to remind them to open the lanes to go north.

After what happened in N.O. I worry that someone might forget.

[Dallas59]

Is Rita weakening?

NOAA SAT Views

[Revolting cat!]

"Is it blowing, Bob?"