In Poor, Rural Communities, Fleeing Hurricane Michael Was Tough

Re:In Poor, Rural Communities, Fleeing Hurricane Michael Was... by s0rce on Thursday October 11, 2018 @08:04PM (#18198045)

In this case it appears he had a truck but no license. Seems like taking the risk of getting pulled over and cited for driving without a license is preferable to drowning in a 13ft high storm surge, for me at least.

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Re:In Poor, Rural Communities, Fleeing Hurricane Michael Was... by gregorymichael on Thursday October 11, 2018 @08:15PM (#18198108)

A risk calculation that's easier for us, seeing the aftermath, and having nothing at risk.

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Re:In Poor, Rural Communities, Fleeing Hurricane Michael Was... by unstuckdev on Thursday October 11, 2018 @09:37PM (#18198462)

It's hard for people outside the experience of poverty to understand it. It's not just a ticket if you can't afford to pay it, and can't afford time off work to fight it in court.

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Re:In Poor, Rural Communities, Fleeing Hurricane Michael Was... by toomanybeersies on Thursday October 11, 2018 @09:39PM (#18198467)

He could possibly be out on parole or similar, where getting pulled up for driving with no licence or registration could get you sent back to jail.

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Re:In Poor, Rural Communities, Fleeing Hurricane Michael Was... by jurassic on Thursday October 11, 2018 @10:07PM (#18198577)

For many of these people, even if they have a driver's license, the cost of gas and a hotel room is insurmountable. Many have their entire extended families close by so there isn't a cheap "stay with relatives" option that isn't also in the evacuation zone.

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Re:In Poor, Rural Communities, Fleeing Hurricane Michael Was... by AnimalMuppet on Thursday October 11, 2018 @08:11PM (#18198082)

During that kind of an evacuation, the cops have worse problems than checking licenses. The risk was probably pretty small, at least during the evacuation itself.

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