I think most in the media failed to realize that our roads were SIMPLY NOT DESIGNED TO GET EVERYONE OUT OF TOWN AT THE SAME TIME! They can barely handle everyone going different directions during rush hour.
They are already telling people not to come back tomorrow! They are trying to tell that to all the Houston channels....
No Gas!
Amen to that! The highway system in most large cities is woefully inadequate even for everyday traffic.
I wonder how many people drove both (or more) of their cars out of the cities rather than all piling in one car.
There are still things that could be improved. Maybe there could be one or more HOV lanes to encourage limitations the number of vehicles on the road. Maybe the evacuations could be done by areas rather than just a free for all.
Whether or not these things could be enforced is hard to say, but might be worth a try. Some people would just ignore the rules and do their own things, but most, I believe would stay with the program because they know that if they do, it will get them out of the city faster.