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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  That is why hundreds of thousands of people got stranded, bumper to bumper for hundreds of miles, on freeways and evacuation routes, during Hurricane Rita....People who would just rather not sit in a hurricane, jammed up the roads so that people whose very lives depended on getting out and away from a storm surge, were not able to escape. I sat here thru Rita for that reason.....scared to death but my life was not in danger like all the people south of where I am, who could not get out......
I will sit here and be scared chitless of the wind.....hopefully, my home will withstand 120 mile winds.....flooding here at my house isnt an issue, thank God....if I see that there is a Cat 4 or 5 coming this way, I will leave WAY before they start evacuating, so I am not just part of a harrowing problem, possibly even contributing to someone loosing their life because they could not get out. If I sit here until they start evacuating, then I will follow the "law" and leave when my group is designated to leave. |
I get why it's done, but it's a prisoner's dilemma kind of problem when you look at it from the perspective of one person or one family. If people follow the law you leave early and you're not stuck in huge traffic and escape quickly. If no one follows the law then the road is already jam packed when it's your turn and you're stuck. Either way your outcome is better by looking out for yourself first.