Musk Effect: Real-Time DC Traffic Data Shows "We've Returned To Office"
On Monday morning, Elon Musk issued a very https://www.zerohedge.com/political/welcome-serbia-musk-warns-fed-workers-return-office-or-be-placed-leave
to federal workers: "Starting this week, those who still fail to return to office will be placed on administrative leave."
Those who ignored President Trump’s executive order to return to work have now received over a month’s warning.
Starting this week, those who still fail to return to office will be placed on administrative leave. https://t.co/7XRj6W21eX
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1893983774381334619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
By Tuesday morning, Musk, who is leading Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, appeared to have struck fear into federal workers, as TomTom real-time traffic data shows congestion levels around the DC Capitol Beltway and within the DC metro area hit the highest level earlier this AM in the last seven days. Note: the spike in traffic congestion comes a day after Musk's directive, and also President's Day - a federal holiday - was on Feb. 17.
Folks on X - apparently in the DC area - are also complaining about elevated traffic levels:
trump requires federal workers to show up to the office and suddenly theres so much traffic in dc 😭 mannn fk this
— guccy (@guccilibertaria) https://twitter.com/guccilibertaria/status/1894382380816691304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Traffic in DC is lethal.
— Emanuel Alston (@EmanuelAls43382) https://twitter.com/EmanuelAls43382/status/1894391290076274835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
DC traffic is heavy this morning. 🙄
— T. Lewis (@iJustDo_it) https://twitter.com/iJustDo_it/status/1894401202101649863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Dc traffic feels like it got worse
— 1-800-CALL-762 📞 (@Kae_Draco) https://twitter.com/Kae_Draco/status/1894402116183036174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Well based on the DC traffic, I see we've returned to the office.
— Wyatt Werne (@WyattWerne) https://twitter.com/WyattWerne/status/1894378156389175369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Meanwhile, traffic is elevated on the 695 Highway around the Social Security Administration building in the Woodlawn area, just west of Baltimore City.
An insider at the SSA building in Woodlawn told us that parking issues could arise as employees return to the office, given the limited number of parking spaces.
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