Sao Paulo: A city with 180km traffic jams

[Gerald]

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Next time you complain about being stuck in traffic, spare a thought for the drivers in Brazil's biggest city, which has some of the worst congestion problems in the world.

Friday evenings are a commuter's worst nightmare in Sao Paulo.

That's when all the tailbacks in and out of the city extend for a total of 180km (112 miles), on average, according to local traffic engineers, and as long as 295km (183 miles) on a really bad day.

Red brake lights stretch as far back as the eye can see, blinking repeatedly as drivers endure an exasperating stop-and-go journey, which can continue for hours.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19660765


Note: 24 September 2012 Last updated at 23:04 GMT


I should dig a hole in this case :doh:

[nikimcbee]

Bah, looks like rush hour in Seattle.

[eddie]

Reminds me of rush hour traffic in Northern Virginia, people going to and coming from Washington, DC.

[Rilder]

Sounds like a perfect challenge for this game.

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[soopaman2]

I am from Jersey, who goes into the (NY) city 4-5 times a week.

2 hours to get through a tunnel that is 1.5 miles long.

With snotty New Yorkers who feel the need to attach themselves to your bumper in stop and go traffic, which is just so safe, especially because most of them cannot get off thier damn cell phone.

LIKE I CAN MAKE THE JERK IN FRONT OF ME GO ANY FASTER! FUUUUUUUU get off the damn horn you "Benny"! And stay off my states beaches! It is ours!

I feel the pain!

[Jimbuna]

Bah, looks like rush hour in Seattle.

A quiet day in Newcastle :)