Comments on: The Mother Of All Traffic Jams (Warning: It’s Horrifying)

By: sigs

sigs — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:11:00 +0000

Hah! That’s your average every evening Beijing Jam!

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Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:02:08 +0000

[...] such a thing. China is crowded. If it’s personal space you desire, you can get a car and see how that works for you. /* Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on Facebook share via Reddit Share with [...]

By: » Here Are Clips Of Traffic Jams Set To Appropriately Foreboding Music Beijing Cream

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:06:50 +0000

[...] It’s somehow perfect when set to scenes of cars going nowhere in China, for this is an alternate reality as well. Knowing that traffic is always hell, why do drivers still insist on driving? Why risk hours, days of one’s life? Where could they possibly want to drive that would make them ignore the specter of an all-day jam? [...]

By: » Schadenfreude Blossoms As Beijing Enters “Worst Week Of Traffic” Beijing Cream

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:51:21 +0000

[...] don’t drive here, and never will, so every time I see a traffic jam like this, it’s funny to me in a grotesque, horrifying, and unfathomable way that makes me question my [...]

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Tue, 04 Sep 2012 07:04:15 +0000

[...] bikes, and motorized tricycles compete for inches of pavement (sometimes resulting in ungodly traffic jams). Children drop trou and relieve themselves among dining patrons at restaurants. And, of course, [...]

By: » Why Is Traffic So Miserable In Beijing? A Five-Minute Tutorial Beijing Cream

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:29 +0000

[...] heartens me to see that there are people thinking critically about this city’s traffic woes. The above video includes English and Chinese subtitles. /* Bookmark on Delicious Digg this [...]

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Wed, 11 Jul 2012 02:34:40 +0000

[...] Update, 7/11, 12:17 am: The Good Doctor took video at Yansha Bridge on Third Ring Road tonight. For those who aren’t familiar with Beijing’s ring-road system, the city’s main highways are concentric rectangles, and Third Ring Road is the second innermost ring. Think about that. The center of the city has basically been rendered unnavigable. Beijing is great and all, but its infrastructure sometimes leaves commuters scratching their heads; imagine if the rains had come during daytime or, God forbid, rush hour. (We don’t need to imagine; remember this?) [...]

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China Zombie Survival Guide | Roger Presents: — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:11:49 +0000

[...] the land within the first few days of an uncontrolled outbreak. Take a moment to consider the daily traffic jams around Chinese cities and imagine a horde of undead descending upon such a clusterfuck. All bad. So where are the safe [...]

By: » Traffic Paralysis: A Soul-Crushing Jam In Shenyang Beijing Cream

» Traffic Paralysis: A Soul-Crushing Jam In Shenyang Beijing Cream — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 08:40:18 +0000

[...] photos (more after jump) first appeared on ifeng.com, which makes no indication that the jam, like this one in Beijing on May 19, was caused by a busted traffic light. We don’t think even magic can help the poor [...]

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» An Open Letter To The City Administrators Of Xi’an Beijing Cream — Tue, 29 May 2012 12:05:42 +0000

[...] meters long, 10 meters wide and six meters deep? How many cars? What if there had been a massive traffic jam? How does one repair a road with a 150-square meter gap? All things to consider, [...]

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:31:52 +0000

Traffic and all I would love to be there. Relax, have a cup of tea and marvel in the amazing people in Beijing!

By: Duncan Leung

Duncan Leung — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:13:07 +0000

Looks like it’s in Wudaokou, 成府路，中关村东路。Taken from the 华清嘉园 apartments。

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Today’s China Readings May 22, 2012 | Sinocism — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:38:24 +0000

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» The Basics Of Driving In China: A Diagram Beijing Cream — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:30:39 +0000

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