• I Cast Fist@programming.devEnglish
      7·
      6 months ago

      In other countries, where motorcycles are common, you’d see a good portion of them zig-zagging past the mostly stopped cars. While carry capacity is severely limited, compared to a car, it’s still better than nothing.

      Now, people without any means of transportation are pretty much fucked, because to evacuate, you need time to pack some of your shit and some way to transport it with you. Depending on the event, you’d have to choose between GTFO ASAP or packing the most you can. Even if a government provided buses for people without cars, how long would it take for everyone to finish packing their stuff inside and getting in before it’s too late?

      • eatCasserole@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        This reminds me of watching a Vietnamese YouTuber talking about getting through a major typhoon. I don’t think they explained how the buses were organized, but there were buses.

    • dumblederp@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      I’d cycle and camp. I reckon I could cover 50-100km a day on a bike, possibly more if motivated by emergency. 20km city riding takes me an hour usually.

      • eatCasserole@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        I almost have the proper gear for this… I’m sure I could make it work in an emergency. A good contingency idea. I think I’ve done about 80k in a day before, and it wasn’t particularly strenuous… you can cover a lot of ground on a bike if you just keep going.