If you think UAE traffic is bad, think again! Imagine being stranded amidst a sea of cars stretching as far as the eye can see for as long as 12 days. Whether you are driving a new or used car in Dubai, nothing will improve your odds of being stuck in a traffic jam. Want to learn more about the worst traffic jams in the world? You will never feel the same about being stuck on SZR at 5 pm.
- Skiing trumps Driving – Lyon-Paris, 1980
Officially declared the longest traffic jam in the world by Guinness World Records, it was caused as a result of hordes of vacationers returning to Paris, and inclement weather. Perhaps if the vacationers had decided to ski into the city instead of driving, the 109-miles long jam could have been avoided.
- The Wall Falls Down – Berlin,1990
After the Berlin Wall was brought down in 1990, the Spring holiday saw millions of Germans eager to reconnect with their friends and family members. The result was a massive traffic flow estimated at a whopping eighteen million cars on a road averaging half a million per day.
- Stuck for the Holiday – Sao Paulo, 2009
On a holiday weekend in 2009, the city of Sao Paulo experienced a record 182 miles of traffic jam over 522 miles of road. Since the weather was nice people started mingling, watching movies and getting to know each other. Two people even got married as a result. Goes to show traffic jams don’t always have to be a bad thing!
- The Great Crawl of China – Beijing, 2010
You have probably heard of the Great Wall of China but we doubt you heard about this one! It lasted about 12 days and stretched for more than a 100 km. Ironically, heavy trucks carrying construction supplies were a big part of the problem. Drivers were only able to move their vehicles 1km per day, hence dubbed the Great Crawl of China.
- The Blizzard Hit – Chicago, 2011
After a near-record, heavy snow blizzard hit Illinois, congestion started building up on the Lake Shore Drive. Traffic was completely halted, stranding motorists for more than twelve hours in freezing temperature and snow that reached almost as high as the cars’ windshields. Eventually, some drivers dumped their vehicles and sought safety indoors.
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