[IP] more on Where to go? Which way to go? No gas anyway!
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From: Mary Shaw <mary.shaw@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: September 22, 2005 5:46:21 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Where to go? Which way to go? No gas anyway!
Reply-To: Mary Shaw <mary.shaw@xxxxxxxxx>
Dave,
The bicycle touring list has been having some discussion about
bicycles as transportation in this sort of disaster, both as
transportation for evacuation and as transportation within a disaster
area.
For evacuation, a touring bicyclist can easily make 8-10 miles per
hour with a load of 40-60 lbs, and many typically ride 75-100 miles a
day. Even an average bicyclist can make 5-7 miles per hour, and
50-60 miles or so a day isn't a big stretch, especially with
motivation. That's not enough to get you from Houston to Austin, but
it's certainly enough to get you from Galveston to Houston, and a lot
faster than the reports we're getting today.
For transportation within a disaster area, a bike is faster than
walking and easier to maneuver over/around debris than a vehicle.
So a bike is not a solution in all cases, but it ought to be included
in the space of possibilities.
By the way, are the back roads as jammed as the major highways? The
map shows a spiderweb of farm roads between western Houston and Austin.
Mary
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