What's Wrong With This Picture? ...in today's Times story about Texans fleeing Houston?

Well, two things, really.

One, every single visible car in the photo is an SUV...which would help explain why lots of people are running out of gas.

And two, is there such a thing as public transportation in Texas?

I don't mean to sound like Campbell Scott in Singles, but maybe it's time to start thinking of public transportation not just as an energy-saving measure, but as a public security issue. (Come to think of it, these days, that's the same thing.)

Could there be a less efficient way to evacuate people from a city than by having everyone pile into their SUV and head onto the highway? Didn't any of these people see War of the Worlds?  ¶ 6:42 AM