Originally Posted by
Zorak
Today I saw an overhead traffic sign on I-75 near the GA/TN border that read "SOLAR ECLIPSE AUGUST 21 PLAN AHEAD"
Seems to me those who are into it would already have at least rough plans, else it's too late. And for everyone else, they need to "plan ahead" to look up at the sky for a couple minutes?
Maybe this is just an attempt to reduce the number of panicked 911 calls from people who don't know about it
So many things here...
Before the eclipse, across the US, traffic is going to be ridiculous in some stretches of the eclipse path that don't normally get a lot of traffic. If you're counting on normal traffic during the eclipse, you should plan to be late.
On August 21, thousands of drivers will decide they need to pull over to the side of the road, like, right now. Thousands of other drivers will need to accommodate for that.
If the driver in front of me or behind me decides they need to "look up at the sky" for a few minutes, and they're in control of a motor vehicle, yes, I will want to plan for that.