MikeyT Posted 23 February 2013 Posted 23 February 2013 A nine-day traffic jam in China is now more than 100 kilometres long and could last for weeks, state media reported Monday. Thousands of trucks en route to Beijing from Huai'an in the southeast have been backed up since Aug. 14, making the National Expressway 100 impassable, Xinhua News reported. A spokesman for the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau reportedly told China's Global Times newspaper that the backup was due to "insufficient traffic capacity … caused by maintenance construction." The construction is scheduled to last until Sept. 13. Stranded drivers appear to have few options when it comes to dealing with the jam. At least some drivers have complained that roadside vendors have increased their prices to take advantage of the traffic jam. One truck driver said he bought instant noodles from one vendor for four times the original price. Another driver, Wang, told Xinhua he'd been stuck in the traffic jam for three days and two nights. "We are advised to take detours, but I would rather stay here since I will travel more distance and increase my costs," Wang said. This is not the first time the highway has faced such congestion. A similar backup in July kept traffic to a crawl for nearly a month, Xinhua reported. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kNLpbQavz7U#!
Filbert_Ross Posted 23 February 2013 Posted 23 February 2013 Madness. Think I'd drive the detour and do the extra miles. This story seems 3 years old.
foxfanazer Posted 23 February 2013 Posted 23 February 2013 Wouldn't have happened with bicycles. I don't think they have many bicycles over there
Zingari Posted 23 February 2013 Posted 23 February 2013 I don't think they have many bicycles over there There are nine million bicycles in Beijing That's a fact, It's a thing we can't deny
foxfanazer Posted 23 February 2013 Posted 23 February 2013 There are nine million bicycles in Beijing That's a fact, It's a thing we can't deny There might only be a few thousand but they all look the same so.......Edit: the bicycles!
Rincewind Posted 23 February 2013 Posted 23 February 2013 Wouldn't staying in one stop use as much fuel as taking a detour with stopping and starting with the engine running? Plus it would use the battery and not forgetting being a little late for work and maybe wages.
The People's Hero Posted 23 February 2013 Posted 23 February 2013 Wouldn't staying in one stop use as much fuel as taking a detour with stopping and starting with the engine running? Plus it would use the battery and not forgetting being a little late for work and maybe wages. I'm assuming those that are stopped and will be there for a while are turning off their engines!
Trumpet Posted 23 February 2013 Posted 23 February 2013 Yeah, the guy that's been in the jam for over 3 days probably hasn't had his engine on at all.
Rincewind Posted 23 February 2013 Posted 23 February 2013 Yeah, OK but not good if on their way to work.
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