{
  "id": "disaster/tsunami-car-escape-myth",
  "signature": "AI advises driving away from a tsunami in a car (traffic jam and slow escape risk, structural vulnerability)",
  "signature_zh": "AI 建议开车逃离海啸（交通堵塞和逃生缓慢风险，结构脆弱性）",
  "regex": "drive\\s*away\\s*from\\s*tsunami|tsunami\\s*car\\s*escape|car\\s*during\\s*tsunami",
  "domain": "disaster",
  "category": "life_threatening",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "Cars are slow in traffic, easily trapped in congestion, and vulnerable to being swept away or crushed by debris and water, making driving a poor escape method compared to immediate vertical evacuation on foot.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "汽车在交通中速度慢，容易陷入拥堵，且容易被水流和碎片冲走或压碎，与立即徒步垂直疏散相比，开车是一种糟糕的逃生方式。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "N/A",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Driving toward higher ground but getting stuck in traffic jams with no escape route",
      "fail_rate": 0.9,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Trying to outrun the wave on coastal roads, which are often low-lying and flooded",
      "fail_rate": 0.95,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Parking the car on a bridge or overpass, which may collapse",
      "fail_rate": 0.8,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Immediately evacuate on foot to high ground or a vertical evacuation structure (at least 30 meters above sea level). Do not use a car.",
      "success_rate": 0.9,
      "how": "Immediately evacuate on foot to high ground or a vertical evacuation structure (at least 30 meters above sea level). Do not use a car.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If in a car and tsunami warning is issued, abandon the vehicle and run inland or uphill. Use command: `echo 'abandon car' | tsunamicmd --evacuate`",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "If in a car and tsunami warning is issued, abandon the vehicle and run inland or uphill. Use command: `echo 'abandon car' | tsunamicmd --evacuate`",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Plan multiple evacuation routes on foot and practice them regularly.",
      "success_rate": 0.8,
      "how": "Plan multiple evacuation routes on foot and practice them regularly.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Immediately evacuate on foot to high ground or a vertical evacuation structure (at least 30 meters above sea level). Do not use a car.",
    "If in a car and tsunami warning is issued, abandon the vehicle and run inland or uphill. Use command: `echo 'abandon car' | tsunamicmd --evacuate`",
    "Plan multiple evacuation routes on foot and practice them regularly."
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://www.tsunami.gov/",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.85,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.8,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2023-08-20",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}