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Evacuations with cars are a bottleneck (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by veganpizza69@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.ca

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15424245

A highway camera photo shows traffic in FortMcMurray jammed in the southbound lane of Highway 63 on the north side of the Athabasca River. The image was captured at 3:11 p.m. MT, about an hour after an evacuation order was issued for four neighbourhoods. (511 Alberta)

Evacuation order issued as wildfire threatening Fort McMurray draws closer https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-wildfire-grande-prairie-fort-mcmurray-1.7203695

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[–] athos77@kbin.social 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Trains have limited maneuverability, especially if the fire jumps ahead. At least in a car, you can choose to turn off onto a different route.

[–] toaster 1 points 2 months ago

Busses have the advantages of cars in this situation with the ability to move far more people. People from rural areas would need to reach the main arterial roads anyways by car, which is where public transit networks operate.