Why are they closing all the roads during the olympics? Shouldn't they be opening more roads?

So the Olympics are coming here in a few weeks and all we hear about is how it's going to be impossible to travel.

Gridlock. Hour waits for public transit. No taxis available. Massive road closures.

Wait... what? Road closures? Why would VANOC close roads when we're hosting "the world" during the Olympics? Shouldn't we be opening MORE roads? I mean, hell, we built a new highway to Whistler, dynamiting the pristine Eagle buffs to clear the way.

If it's going to be so crowded then it seems like a no-brainer. Open roads so people can drive around and see the city.

We don't want our visitors saying, "Yeah Vancouver was nice - but the traffic was awful. You can't get anywhere in that city."

VANOC is saying "don't go to work if you work down town - work from home". Wha??? There are going to be thousands of tourists in Vancouver and we're not supposed to go to work? How are these tourists going to get basic services?

I don't understand.

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The other day I was telling my Mom that Canada might win the games and she said no way. I said we came in second in the last games and we beat America. She said, impossible and wanted proof. Well here you go Mom:

Total Medal Count - Torino

Germany 29

USA 25

Canada 24

I was wrong. Canada came in third, by one medal. We beat Austria, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, France etc. This year we're supposed to win it all!