jalefkowit ,
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“Upon seeing videos in the news, I suddenly realized that I don’t know what to do if an earthquake hits while I’m driving. I’ve grown up in the Los Angeles area my whole life, and we had earthquake drills in school that taught us to duck and cover under a sturdy surface, but no mention was made about how to react if you’re behind the wheel.”

https://jalopnik.com/what-to-do-if-an-earthquake-hits-while-youre-driving-1851385095

jalefkowit OP ,
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When I experienced the only earthquake I've ever lived through (the 2011 Virginia quake), I did by instinct what I had been taught ages ago as a child was the right thing to do during an earthquake: stand in a doorway.

So you can imagine how chagrined I was to discover afterwards that standing in a doorway during an earthquake is now considered to be an extremely bad and stupid thing to do

https://www.washington.edu/uwem/preparedness/know-your-hazards/earthquake/what-not-to-do-during-an-earthquake/

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