People watch from an overpass as vehicles with the People Convoy of Truckers, protesting mandates and other issues, drive past on Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Frederick, Md. | Jon Elswick/AP Photo
By Associated Press
03/06/2022 03:43 PM EST
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A large group of truck drivers and their supporters who object to Covid-19 mandates began their mobile protest in the Washington, D.C., area Sunday, embarking on a drive designed to snarl traffic and make their objections known to lawmakers.
Protesters staged at the Hagerstown Speedway in Maryland during the weekend before heading down a single lane of Interstate 81. Their plan was to drive onto the Capital Beltway, circle it twice and then return to Hagerstown, news outlets reported.
The “People’s Convoy” follows similar demonstrations by truckers in Canada upset at vaccine requirements to cross the Canadian border. The Washington Post reported that convoy organizer Brian Brase intends for protesters to travel on the beltway every day during the upcoming week until its demands are met.