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    What happened in new york city in 1980 that caused people to abandon their cars?

    Question #22969. Asked by damomma. (Oct 02 02 10:25 PM)


    Tabby Tom

    		There was a subway strike in NYC in that year. This led to gridlock in the city streets, which might in turn have made drivers abandon their cars if they couldn't get anywhere.

    Oct 02 02, 11:10 PM
    Kainantu

    		I think you're right Tabby Tom
    Your answer seems more plausable than mine.
    My guess was that there were severe earthquake tremors...

    More recently, in the 1970's and early 1980's, earthquake risk along the Ramapo Fault received attention because of its proximity to the Indian Point, New York, Nuclear Power Generating Station.
    East of the Rocky Mountains (including New Jersey), earthquakes do not break the ground surface.
    http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/eqrisk.htm

    1979 and 1980 - New York State and the adjacent areas experienced 131 earthquakes of magnitude 1 to 5.
    http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/area.html

    Oct 02 02, 11:20 PM

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