Trucker Freedom Convoys Head To Washington D.C., But The Internet Wonders If They Can Navigate Local Traffic

As trucker convoys protesting COVID-19 mandates and restrictions ordered by the United States government advance on Washington, D.C., locals are now mocking the protestors’ understanding of D.C. traffic online.

The truckers’ purported objective is to obstruct traffic on Washington’s famous “Beltway” road, just as a similar convoy has done in Ottawa, Canada — but Washingtonians know that I-495 (the Beltway) is already chronically congested and blocked every day with traffic.

The first convoy arrived in the D.C. area yesterday and was minimal in numbers. Led by Pennsylvania trucker Bob Bolus, the small convoy of eight vehicles (and only one truck) was late in leaving for Washington and reportedly became lost as it attempted to navigate the complex roadways of Maryland. Despite Bolus’ repeated claims that he would “choke DC like a boa constrictor,” traffic continued to flow at its usual agonizingly slow pace around the nation’s capital.

The Peoples' Convoy, which departed California yesterday and intends to arrive in D.C. in time for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on March 1st, will likely be significantly larger. The Pentagon is expected to authorize 700 to 800 unarmed D.C. National Guard troops to deploy in advance of the truckers, as local and federal authorities brace themselves for the mass protest.

🇺🇸AMERICAN TRUCKERS AND ALLIES🇺🇸OFFICIAL DEPARTURE DATE – FEBRUARY 23RDTIME TO END THE DECLARATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY CONCERNING THE COVID-19 PANDEMICAND RESTORE OUR NATION’S CONSTITUTION More info: https://t.co/RBzyq0eJ79 Share Widely#PeoplesConvoy pic.twitter.com/zvBGGBYRdy

— FREE MAN (@01ota) February 20, 2022

A U.S. official says the Pentagon is expected to approve the deployment of 700 to 800 unarmed National Guard troops to the nation's capital in the face of trucker convoys that are planning protests against pandemic restrictions beginning next week. https://t.co/rYjlOD48na

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 23, 2022

Expect the memes and tweets to continue rolling in as the protest picks up steam and the truckers cross the country, as we've seen with the Freedom Convoy in Canada for the last several weeks.

Prediction: DC's insane layout and traffic will defeat any convoy of yokels in trucks.Expect them to find themselves trapped in the Beltway, stuck in neighborhoods they find scary, and inexplicably always coming back to I-66 no matter what exit they choose.

— Dreadful E (@CEOLEXE) February 19, 2022