Huh? How did all of the people who were "essential" get to work? How did you get your Amazon packages? Did they develop a Star Trek "Transporter" while I wasn't looking?

I was an "essential worker" and I can tell you, as a fact, that the roads were practically empty. Three of my children normally commuted 30 miles to Boston, were given work at home assignments.

You can twist it, as you usually do, but the price of gas is set by the big oil, not by "Joey" or any president.

And I can tell you they weren't. Yes, traffic was a bit lighter, but "empty"? Not even close...

Oh, and I never twisted anything... You must be confusing me with someone else...

Traffic in Maryland was incredibly light, so light that my wife and I noted there were hardly any cars on the roads.

It was reported that traffic in the LA area was light enough that the smog cleared.

No, the roads were not empty but they was significantly less traffic. I'm sure someone somewhere has statistics on how many fewer miles were driven, how many fewer airline flights were flown, how many fewer cruise ships were in operation, and how much less gasoline and oil was being consumed during that time. All of which affected the demand side of the equation and helped to bring gas costs down.

Don't know where you live in MD, but in the DC suburbs, that certainly wasn't the case...

Oh, and the "smog in LA" has been much less for years... Well before the pandemic...

LA environmental success story: cleaner air, healthier kids - USC News