10-Day Traffic Jam

You think you have a lousy morning commute?

Last year on China’s National Highway 110 near Beijing, there was a traffic jam that covered at least 60 miles of roadway and stayed there for at least 10 days. On average drivers were trapped for 8 hours, and local merchants took advantage to sell food at seriously marked up prices.

Right now, Central Expressway in Dallas doesn’t seem so awful, does it?

Read a Wall Street Journal news story of the massive gridlock here.