[sustran] longest traffic jam in China

[Vinay Baindur]

longest traffic jam in China seems to have lasted for 10 days wonder which
day this was taken
absolutely maddening for them I hope
The sheer tormented and demented force of the auto industry for obedience
can anone call it discipline
China National Highway 110 traffic jam
>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The *China National Highway 110 Traffic Jam* was a recurring[1]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Highway_110_traffic_jam#cite_note-1>
massive traffic jam <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_jam> that began
to form on August 14, 2010, mostly on China National Highway 110 (G110)
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Highway_110> and Beijing–Tibet
expressway (G6) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Expressway_6>,
in Hebei <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebei> and Inner Mongolia
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Mongolia>.[2]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Highway_110_traffic_jam#cite_note-people0-2>
[3]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Highway_110_traffic_jam#cite_note-AFP_Story-3>
The traffic jam slowed down thousands of vehicles for more than 100
kilometres (60 mi) and lasted for more than ten days.[3]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Highway_110_traffic_jam#cite_note-AFP_Story-3>
[4]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Highway_110_traffic_jam#cite_note-Xinhua0-4>
[5]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Highway_110_traffic_jam#cite_note-Globe_and_Mail-5>
Many drivers were able to move their vehicles only 1 km (0.6 mi) per day,
and some drivers reported being stuck in the traffic jam for five days.[5]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Highway_110_traffic_jam#cite_note-Globe_and_Mail-5>
It is considered to be one of the longest traffic jams by some media.[6]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Highway_110_traffic_jam#cite_note-telegraph0-6>
[7]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Highway_110_traffic_jam#cite_note-guardian0-7>
[8]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Highway_110_traffic_jam#cite_note-hindu0-8>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Highway_110_traffic_jam


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