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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (37780)9/23/2005 12:00:40 PM
From: GraceZ  Read Replies (1) of 116555
 
The footage of the clogged highways reminded me of every time we have an unexpected snow storm here. The snow starts falling midday, everyone who can leave work, leaves early in a panic, the roads are a nightmare with people taking three and four times as long to get home with numerous fender benders.

I stay at work, watching the mess on TV. Since I have a car that handles really well in the snow, I leave just a little later than my usual time when the snow is actually piling up on the ground. I can usually breeze on home because the roads are virtually deserted except for the plows and the people who actually know how to drive in snow.

If I have to leave when everyone else does, I use secondary roads. This is where being a bike rider really pans out because I know all the alternative routes, we ride on them all the time. I can make better time using the back roads than anyone who takes the major highways.

This is what I'd have done if I had to get out of Houston (of course others could have the same plan). The people in their cars were making much worse time than they'd have made on a bicycle over the same distance. One of the best things you can have in your possession in these situations is a very detailed map of secondary roads. Here we have a fifty mile map, it is a very detailed map of a fifty mile radius out from Baltimore. We use this map all the time to plan bike rides because when planning a group ride you want to avoid major roads as much as possible. I've ridden all the way to Philadelphia from Baltimore without ever seeing a major highway (around 100 miles). This route may come in handy if I ever have to evacuate the area. A real possibility considering my proximity to DC.
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