Disaster prep tip: if possible, have a bicycle available for evacuation.
Folks evacuating from the Pacific Palisades fire in cars got stuck in gridlock, fled their vehicles without leaving their keys in, leaving the fire department to have to bulldoze the abandoned cars out of the way in order to get to the fire to continue fighting it.
A bicycle isn't an option for everyone, but the roads aren't designed for everyone to flee by car at once. If even substantial fraction of people evacuate by bicycle instead, it would cut down congestion considerably. In that kind of traffic, you're going to be able to move faster by bike anyhow.
Other great options would be a motorcycle, or a bus. The latter relies on government or disaster management organization prep and training, but it would also vastly reduce the congestion when trying to evacuate.
In a sudden evacuation emergency, a car can become more of a liability than an asset.
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