[ WP ] At some point in time , a mysterious phenomenon occurred in which everyone on earth was trapped within a 10km ( 6.2 mile ) radius of where they were standing , unable to move past their boundary .

We've managed to survive. The blackouts occurred slowly enough that some were able to tell their cars to pull themselves over, but not slow enough to save themselves. 
 
 Planes landed at their destinations. 
 
 Buses continued their routes. 
 
 Taxis shuffled their passengers. 
 
 Our transportation system became a monument to the fallen. 
 
 The lucky were the witnesses. The unlucky never awoke. 
 
 Some were at work, too far away, their families torn permanently apart. 
 
 Deliveries however continued on as usual. Automated plants with automated trucks hummed along as though nothing had happened. 
 
 Eventually we adapted. Resources were reallocated. Office buildings became makeshift homes. Telerobotics and allowed us to replace the few humans left in plants and farms. Social structures changed. But we survived.
