Even though excessive congestion and bottlenecks make for slow moving, as long as you have them moving at a reasonable speed, you don't have to use it.
People here have been making their decision earlier over the last few years. And, by the fourth event, people were tired of evacuating.
Evacuations are not always a very efficient process, since so many people are trying to get out of the area at the same time.
If we put contra-flow in place, then we shut down that corridor very quickly.
We've tried to educate people over the years. If you're not in a high-risk area, not in danger of flooding or intense winds, stay at home, hunker down, or go to a shelter. If you're going to evacuate, go 10 or 20 miles, not hundreds.
A family has a car, a motor home and a boat. They want to take everything with them, so you have extra vehicles on the road, which contributes to the delay.
We want them to have fun. We have our section leaders hold at least five sectional rehearsals during the summer and we encourage two of those to be totally social such as going bowling or swimming together. This should be a very fun time of their lives and we want to them to enjoy this time.
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