Where are the owners of the cars floating on the streets?

[Swede]

And the transport trucks lined up? Wouldn't truckers get out of Dodge when the alarm sounded?

I edited cause I didn't mean new cars at dealerships. I wondered why if you own a car (and obviously there were many) wouldn't you get the hell out of town?

[woodsprite]

1. Maybe they're from a dealership? n/t

[ohio_liberal]

3. Yeah, I saw a few dealerships on the video footage

Very large dealerships with cars underwater.

[Swede]

4. No these were owned vehicles on the streets curbs.

And the trucks had trailers,I presume with stuff to transport.

[madeline_con]

2. Dealers...

They'll be for sale in your area soon...

[niyad]

5. carfax should be quite busy soon

this next is tacky, people:

reminds me of a very old joke:

how does detroit get rid of its smog?

Pumps it into all the tires of the cars it ships out.

[Fridays Child]

7. No kidding, huh?

Look for an advertising blitz to come, soon.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. the bank, as of now.

although, there may be hope for that stranded vehicle on I-10

[Cobalt Violet]

8. If you can't afford gas you can't go anywhere.

I remember report that there was no gas. Some could be families' second cars too.

[TahitiNut]

9. Cops, nurses, doctors, firemen, linemen, civil servants, ...

... and all kinds of people needed to repair and care for folks. A car that's 2-3 years old still looks new without rustbelt or sandstrom conditions. Truckers aren't usually going to run their rigs unless they have a load. I'm guessing outbound loads weren't easy to find.