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Interesting point here about the dominant #urbandesign suburban land use style here in smoky #NorthAmerica : single exit SUV-dependent designs introduce a single point of failure in an emergency. The recommended emergency evacuation strategy here was for everyone to rush onto the streets at the same time, shutting down the streets until fire crews could come to bulldoze all of the abandoned vehicles. #disaster #cardependency #waroncars #evacuation https://www.firerescue1.com/wildfire-and-wildland-urban-interface/dozers-push-through-abandoned-cars-as-thousands-flee-from-l-a-wildfire