in

This Insane Traffic Jam In China Is Every Driver’s Nightmare. Yes, It’s A 50-Lane Expressway.

That’s what happens when people come back from a week-long vacation, they stuck on the expressway with millions of people.

Think the traffic jams in your city is bad? A recent snarl that took place near China’s capital city on Tuesday (Oct 6) might just convince you otherwise.

Aerial footage showed the incredible congestion that blockaded the G4 Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Expressway, which has 50 lanes, as thousands of motorists flocked home to Beijing at the end of the week-long National Day holiday, known also as “Golden Week”.

Vehicles are seen stuck in a traffic jam near a toll station as people return home at the end of a week-long national day holiday, in Beijing, China, October 6, 2015. Picture taken October 6, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
Vehicles are seen stuck in a traffic jam near a toll station as people return home at the end of a week-long national day holiday, in Beijing, China, October 6, 2015. Picture taken October 6, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

The expressway is more than 2,200km-long and connects the country’s capital with Shenzhen, a major city in the Guangdong province.

The jam reportedly started at 2pm on the outskirts of Beijing and was caused by the introduction of a new checkpoint that created a bottleneck.

According to news agency Xinhua, an estimated 750 million, or half of China’s population, travelled within the country during the Oct 1-7 period.

In August 2010, what many considered to be the longest traffic jam in history also occurred in China, on the G6 Beijing-Tibet Expressway.

Roadworks carried out on the highway resulted in scores of vehicles being trapped along a 100km-stretch, in a slow crawl that lasted 12 days. Some drivers claimed to have been stuck in traffic for up to five days.

Share your thoughts in the comments below...

What do you think?

Written by MD Admin

Comments are closed.

One Comment

And Finally, The CIA Admits Covering Up JFK Assassination

These 20 Brutally Honest Posters Show Our Addiction To Technology. Couldn’t Agree More!!!