TM, I wouldn't call them selfish. Everyone was concerned about their personal and their family's safety. When I went to bed on Wednesday night, the forecast track looked like it was going to go directly over my house with 125 mph winds.
Needless to say, I didn't sleep that night, but spent all of my time getting my household ready to GTHOD. I was not in the mandatory evac. zone, but was ready to leave b/c my childrens' lives were on the line.
We never made it out of town b/c by that time (4 am on Thursday morning) it was too late. I can't fault people for trying to control their destiny.
I do call it selfish.
I, and my co-worker, are not in a mandatory evacuation zone - she is even further west than I am. My family was prepared to leave Wednesday evening, hearing a Cat 5 was headed our way. We decided we would wait until Thursday evening before making our decision.
Those in the coastal were in more danger than those of us that live inland. If those that lived inland had waited one day, the traffic would not have been as bad as it was.