a-wonderin'

New Orleans couldn't be evacuated in time and Houston is having huge problems doing so, even with the benefit of a couple extra days. Both had gridlock stretching out hundreds of miles inland...it makes me wonder if it would be any better if there were some decent public transportation sysetems in place...inter-city trains or something...more like Europe. Trains could be borrowed and a thousand people moved in several train cars versus a couple hundred cars -- on dedicated tracks with ease to make return trips as many times as is necessary. It seems that it would be better, more efficient, and hella easier to coordinate.

I know I harp on cars a lot (because somebody has to), but I really can't help but feel that they are making matters worse along the coast right now...and would in just about any other emergency situation in a major population center.