China's 50-Lane Traffic Jam

[saevel25]

People thought LA was bad ;)

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/10/chinas-50-lane-traffic-jam-is-every-commuters-worst-nightmare/409639/

 

[nevets88]

That's nothing. Google China, train, new year and look at the images.

Edited October 12, 2015 by nevets88

[phillyk]

Yeah... I might get a motor bike if I go there. That looks horrible.  I'd be so stressed/pissed off at everybody around me. I'd almost have to drink and drive.

[nevets88]

Okay, looking at the photo more closely, I take back what I said because this is pretty epic:

I've experienced 10 - 2 maybe 15 - 2, but that's like what, 40 - 4. Seriously, I'd shoot myself by the time I get to that bottleneck.

Edited October 12, 2015 by nevets88

[Lihu]

These are provincial and border crossing areas. The normal traffic jams are about as bad as the 101 freeway in LA. G4 is the worst road in China. I totally gave up driving there. . .

[boogielicious]

I took this when I was in Shanghai a few years back. When the traffic light changes, everyone just keeps going. This wasn't a bad one either.

 

[nevets88]

  On 10/13/2015 at 10:46 AM, boogielicious said:

I took this when I was in Shanghai a few years back. When the traffic light changes, everyone just keeps going. This wasn't a bad one either.

 

Rules, they're just like... guidelines, man. 

Edited October 13, 2015 by nevets88

[Yukari]

that explains why bicycles are preferred mode of transportation for the majority of people in China.

One of the downside of economic progress, I guess. 

[mchepp]

  On 10/13/2015 at 12:10 PM, nevets88 said:

 

Rules, they're just like... guidelines, man. 

Yes! I have said this about Chinese taxi drivers for the last 12 years. A red light is merely a suggestion that you might want to consider stopping. Many near death experiences, including a collision with a guy on a bicycle with 5 chickens on the back in a cage. They argued with each other for 5 minutes meanwhile I wondered off to another taxi.

[SavvySwede]

 

  On 10/13/2015 at 10:45 PM, mchepp said:

Yes! I have said this about Chinese taxi drivers for the last 12 years. A red light is merely a suggestion that you might want to consider stopping. Many near death experiences, including a collision with a guy on a bicycle with 5 chickens on the back in a cage. They argued with each other for 5 minutes meanwhile I wondered off to another taxi.

Give the police ticket quotas like we have over here and you'd see their problems come to an end real quick. I'm now picturing a Chinese cop rolling up in gold plated squad car.

[boogielicious]

  On 10/13/2015 at 10:45 PM, mchepp said:

Yes! I have said this about Chinese taxi drivers for the last 12 years. A red light is merely a suggestion that you might want to consider stopping. Many near death experiences, including a collision with a guy on a bicycle with 5 chickens on the back in a cage. They argued with each other for 5 minutes meanwhile I wondered off to another taxi.

At least they obey the speed limit! The drivers I've had in China will not go over the limit. Now in Poland, slowing down to the limit is a sigh of weakness!

[nevets88]

  On 10/14/2015 at 10:40 AM, boogielicious said:

At least they obey the speed limit! The drivers I've had in China will not go over the limit. Now in Poland, slowing down to the limit is a sigh of weakness!

That's because it's so congested, they can't!