Originally Posted by Sly

George Bush should have known those buses were there.

In all reality, you figure each bus can carry maybe 50 people. We're talking 5,000 people per trip. Each trip would probably take 6-8 hours (organizing, loading, going to evac location, coming back to meeting point, repeat). In a 24 hr. span they may have been able to get out 5-10,000 people.

Who decides on those 5-10,000 people and how do the remaining people react? Keep in mind, we're talking about a lot more than the 25,000 people originally at the dome. As surrounding people notice the buses, they join the crowd.