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Hamptons traffic fiasco brings lessons for all in coastal areas

GasBuddy Blog -- The Hamptons are beautiful, historic whaling villages at the east end of Long Island where a considerable number of affluent Americans enjoy their summer; some stay year-round. Nothing is supposed to go wrong there. And when it does, people get very upset.

So imagine how steamed some Southampton folks got last week when they sat in traffic for 7 hours because the only two roads in and out were both clogged due to a relatively minor traffic accident and cleanup of oil and debris. It wasn't pretty. The backup on two local roads leading into Montauk Highway stretched for 20 miles.

And after it was all over, local residents expressed anger and fear about their ability to evacuate if a hurricane or other major weather event...

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Submitted Aug 03, 2012 By: PD

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