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In reply to the discussion: Nobody should laugh at people who are experiencing hardship from abnormal weather in their region [View all]Phentex
(16,334 posts)but when a city SO dependent upon the car has everyone leave at the same time to get home from work, pick up kids from school, or go to the store, all the snow plows in the world won't help!
We have gridlock when there are two sporting events plus a convention on an ordinary day. This was a case of too many cars on the roads (plus ALL of the travelers on the interstates going to Florida, or SC or TN, etc.)
Then the temps dropped and what had been a dusting of snow/slush made ice on the roads and the rest is history. Cars and trucks began to slide, cars ran out of gas and snow plows had no way to get to any of the roads.
Hindsight is having them talk about delayed dismissals of schools and state workers, blocking ramps, etc. in order to keep gridlock down.