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> So he and his wife left the Australian-made station wagon in the garage for the month, during which they only drove their eight-year-old electric BMW twice. “

> So he and his wife left the Australian-made station wagon in the garage for the month, during which they only drove their eight-year-old electric BMW twice. “Just on her urgent things. Other than that, we didn't drive at all.” But that's half the point of car ownership, in the event of an emergency, you have an escape plan and won't have to rely on others for transport.

fragmede 3y ago
Except for relying on others to have left your car alone, and to have left the roads accessible, and relying on gas or ev charging stations to be up and running.
tsudounym 3y ago
That's just not true. They'll just be stuck in bumper to bumper traffic. Wanna know how I know? Because that's exactly what happened in the opening days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Luckily, Ukraine has a well functioning train system and the majority of refugees escape by train to Poland.
- KRAKRISMOTT 3y ago
  Not really, evacuations by car are very common in most suburban areas. You are thinking in city-centric terms. Most of the US and Australia are not 5 minute cities with subway stations located a stone throw away from your house.
  - tsudounym 3y ago
    That's because the US and Australia are run by brain dead individuals (and the voters who enable them) who let the train system they had crumble into disrepair. Even the famously corrupt Ukrainian government did a much better job at multi-modal transport option. The Ukraine refugee situation is the best example of how refugees should be evacuated in the event of a catastrophe. if they did it all by car, it would've been absolute chaos and lead to many more causalities. Sources: https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/05/world/ukraine-railways-cnnphotos/ https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/05/world/ukraine-railwa... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/magazine/ukraine-trains.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/magazine/ukraine-trains.h...
quickthrower2 3y ago
It is an expensive contingency though. And public transport, taxis, non-uber rides etc. do exist. As do electric bikes. As does the option to move somewhere where not having a car is less of an issue. Or pooling a spare car between a few people.

fragmede 3y ago

Except for relying on others to have left your car alone, and to have left the roads accessible, and relying on gas or ev charging stations to be up and running.

tsudounym 3y ago

That's just not true. They'll just be stuck in bumper to bumper traffic. Wanna know how I know? Because that's exactly what happened in the opening days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Luckily, Ukraine has a well functioning train system and the majority of refugees escape by train to Poland.

KRAKRISMOTT 3y ago
Not really, evacuations by car are very common in most suburban areas. You are thinking in city-centric terms. Most of the US and Australia are not 5 minute cities with subway stations located a stone throw away from your house.
- tsudounym 3y ago
  That's because the US and Australia are run by brain dead individuals (and the voters who enable them) who let the train system they had crumble into disrepair. Even the famously corrupt Ukrainian government did a much better job at multi-modal transport option. The Ukraine refugee situation is the best example of how refugees should be evacuated in the event of a catastrophe. if they did it all by car, it would've been absolute chaos and lead to many more causalities. Sources: https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/05/world/ukraine-railways-cnnphotos/ https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/05/world/ukraine-railwa... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/magazine/ukraine-trains.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/magazine/ukraine-trains.h...

quickthrower2 3y ago

It is an expensive contingency though. And public transport, taxis, non-uber rides etc. do exist. As do electric bikes. As does the option to move somewhere where not having a car is less of an issue. Or pooling a spare car between a few people.