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2017-08-22 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Chaos as drivers ride bumper to bumper on long journeys home from the 'Great American Eclipse' - and the traffic could last all week!

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-08-22 07:51|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 My neighbor drove his entire family 140 miles to Chattanooga for the 114 second long event. And to think, many of these people are registered voters.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-08-22 08:00|| 2017-08-22 08:00|| Front Page Top

#2 sadly, the US suffers traffic jams every day and even a little bit more traffic than normal brings the potential of major problems

some of the worst problems are tourist areas

Posted by lord garth 2017-08-22 08:31|| 2017-08-22 08:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Traffic wasn't that bad.

And it was totally worth it.

Posted by DarthVader 2017-08-22 09:09|| 2017-08-22 09:09|| Front Page Top

#4 A buddy drove from Hopkinsville KY to Columbus OH - normally about 5.5 hours.

Last night, 11 hours.

Posted by GORT 2017-08-22 11:21|| 2017-08-22 11:21|| Front Page Top

#5 The traffic could last all week? Is Paul Krugman doing traffic reports now?

Posted by SteveS 2017-08-22 11:47|| 2017-08-22 11:47|| Front Page Top

#6 I call bullshit - a) the media love scaring the shit out of the public; b) why didn't we hear anything about the flipside of this - traffic jams on the way to the 'event'. This is complete and utter horseshit.

Posted by Raj 2017-08-22 12:42|| 2017-08-22 12:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Friends and acquaintances around Carbondale, Illinois (~35K inhabitants with roughly 200K 'eclipse visitors') reported 'madhouse' conditions as far as traffic was concerned. They're not used to traffic jams like their upstate brethren.

Although they said that almost everyone was trying to be courteous and attentive while driving. Not so much in picking up their own trash, though.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2017-08-22 15:02|| 2017-08-22 15:02|| Front Page Top

#8 never seen so many people on Trail Creek Road!

Posted by 746 2017-08-22 16:19|| 2017-08-22 16:19|| Front Page Top

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