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This insane Beijing traffic jam will make you thanksful for your commute With millions of Chinese motorists taking to the road at the end of the country's week-long National Day celebration, a few traffic headaches were probably to be expected. But the gridlock that clogged the main highway into Beijing, the 50-lane-wide G4 Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Expressway, on Oct. 6 was truly something else. The expressway became congested with thousands of motorists after a new checkpoint caused traffic to merge down to 20 lanes, creating a bottleneck that backed up traffic for hours. It is estimated 750 million people, or half of China's population, will be on the move during the National Day celebration between Oct. 1 and 7. OMG, Look the "bird's eye" panoramic photos inserted. The red roof area is the checkpoint. What if the nature is calling?   Honesty is the best policy. |
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Anyone need to use toilet?? I don't see any portal toilet. I can see they stuck on Expressway for hours and hours, don't they need to use the rest room??? Honesty is the best policy.
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Yes, I know Chinese drivers don't yield for pedestrians crossing streets. Chinese drivers are emotional. American drivers are polite and patient and better skilled. It is true. I won't drive in China or Taiwan. I went to China in May 2008 that was 3 months before Summer Olympics in 2008. The tour guide told us, don't go to Beijing in April because there is "Sand Storm" in Beijing in April every year. Now, I saw this insane traffic jam, I realized don't go to China during Oct 1 to 7. I would avoid this kind of wasting time. I wonder what if those drivers need to use rest room (urgent)??? I couldn't imaging....... Honesty is the best policy.
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I don't know if China allow motorbike on Expressway (highway or freeway). I don't see any motorbike on those photos. Please ask some Chinese. I remember I was surprised to see motorbike on freeways in USA when I just arrived in 1980. Honesty is the best policy.
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China's Great Wall of Traffic Jam: 11 Days, 74.5 Miles. If you are dreading Labor Day traffic jams, take heart that you are not stuck on the highway in China where a monster jam is moving into its 11th day. As many as 10,000 vehicles, mostly trucks, are crammed fender to fender for 74.5 miles (120 km) along the north-south Beijing-Tibet expressway. The highway mess can be attributed, at least in part, to roadwork intended to alleviate the congestion. But other factors are also slowing traffic, including drivers falling asleep in the days-long gridlock and blocking other vehicles when there is some movement, Chinese news reports state. The bulk of congestion is located between Inner Mongolia and Hebei province, which is located northwest of Beijing, according to the Global Times. Vehicles consist premarily of trucks carrying coal and food into Beijing. The gridlock began in August when various sections along the expressway were jamming up due to road construction. Some early blockages were slowly resolved, but on Aug. 27 traffic hit another bottleneck at the Ji Meng toll stop in Inner Mongolia. The congestion soon extended 18.6 miles (30 km) with thousands of cars idling while trying to get through the tolls. According to the Global Times, the road construction that is believed to be the source of congestion was necessary to repair the damage caused by cargo trucks using the expressway. Roadwork will not be finished until mid-September. In addition to construction, Beijing's Municipal Committee suggested other factors contributing to the traffic congestion, such as the overloading of goods on transport vehicles, vehicle breakdowns and the sheer volume of cars on the highway. Lumbering and often overloaded trucks take a lot more time to start and stop, thereby slowing down the traffic speed behind them. And some drivers are caught dozing during the long waits to move forward. According to CCTV, Beijing's traffic levels have increased by 130 percent from 2009 to 2010. The highway's capacity is roughly 10,000 cars per day, the Municipal Committee said. In 2009, highway traffic was estimated to be roughly 6,000 cars per day; this figure has now risen to 14,000. Honesty is the best policy.
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