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10 Things You Might Not Know About the U.S. Interstate System
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#9 is a joke. I-10 coming out of Jacksonville, FL was a parking lot when an evacuation was given for a hurricane that never hit.
You have to remember population density has changed since the system was first conceived and it has never been expanded to compensate. That is why during a crisis the Interstates will become more clogged than Michael Moore’s arteries. It pays to learn the neglected back roads in the event of a disaster.
The reason why it is Surprisingly Sensible for a Government Project is because of Eisenhower. Remember back then Generals actually had to accomplish things in the most efficient manner as possible. Today Generals are more concerned with women making it through Seal school so they can get gender reassignment surgery.