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"It's dead as a doornail out there," said a delighted Zev Yaroslavsky, the LA county supervisor credited with coining the term Carmageddon.
The Guardian World News Andrew Gumbel 2011
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L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, widely credited with popularizing the phrase "Carmageddon," said a campaign urging motorists to stay off the roads in the region surrounding the closure also was a resounding success.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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The event has been dubbed "Carmageddon" because the closure includes what is arguably, the most congested section of the busiest freeway in Los Angeles, with an estimated quarter of a million cars traversing across it each weekend day.
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The event has been dubbed "Carmageddon" because the closure includes what is arguably, the most congested section of the busiest freeway in Los Angeles, with an estimated quarter of a million cars traversing across it each weekend day.
unknown title 2011
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In the end, though, what was called Carmageddon looked less like a Hollywood disaster movie and more like the Rapture, the moment of resurrection when Christian believers are "caught up" to heaven, leaving empty space and eerie silence for sinners left behind.
The Guardian World News Andrew Gumbel 2011
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The event has been dubbed "Carmageddon" because the closure included what is arguably, the most congested section of the busiest freeway in Los Angeles, with an estimated quarter of a million cars traversing it each weekend day.
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Across Los Angeles, people who have heard a drumbeat of warnings for a weekend that has been called Carmageddon began responding: heading out of town, leaving work early and making plans that avoided, uncharacteristically, any use of a car.
NYT > Home Page By ADAM NAGOURNEY 2011
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The event has been dubbed "Carmageddon" because the closure included what is arguably, the most congested section of the busiest freeway in Los Angeles, with an estimated quarter of a million cars traversing it each weekend day.
unknown title 2011
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As workers began closing onramps and offramps, Angelenos were preparing for what has been dubbed "Carmageddon", a massive traffic disaster, according to the Los Angeles Times: "Carmageddon" traffic could back up 32km on the 405 Freeway - as far south as the 110 Freeway - under a worst-case scenario, transportation officials said.
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Seattle- In Los Angeles, the I-405 closure in July was called "Carmageddon."
News - latimes.com 2011
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