The traffic's really bad this morning, I'll be 10 days late
The traffic's really bad this morning, I'll be 10 days late
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sleep envy

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62,260 posts

278 months

Tuesday 24th August 2010
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I wonder if they have a cones hotline in China?

http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/world/stor...

BEIJING — A massive traffic jam in north China that stretches for dozens of miles and hit its 10-day mark on Tuesday stems from road construction in Beijing that won’t be finished until the middle of next month, an official said.

Bumper-to-bumper gridlock spanning for 60 miles (100 kilometers) with cars moving little more than a half-mile (one kilometer) a day at one point has improved since this weekend, said Zhang Minghai, director of Zhangjiakou city’s Traffic Management Bureau general office.



jbi

12,700 posts

233 months

Tuesday 24th August 2010
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imagine what the jams will be like when car ownership approaches western levels.

They already purchase more cars per year than the USA

sleep envy

Original Poster:

62,260 posts

278 months

Tuesday 24th August 2010
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Second biggest economy already

jbi

12,700 posts

233 months

Wednesday 25th August 2010
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sleep envy said:
Second biggest economy already
with over half the country still living in relative poverty