One of the worst nightmares for any driver occurred in August 2010 in China, when a gigantic traffic jam crippled the Beijing-Tibet highway for approximately 10 days. Over 100 kilometres, thousands of vehicles got stuck in an unprecedented congestion, moving just a kilometer a day.
This colossal traffic jam was due to a combination of road repairs, increased truck traffic and growing demand for transport in the region. During the wait, drivers had to engineer themselves to survive on the road, buying water and food from street vendors who took advantage of the situation. Some played cards, others slept in their cars, and many reported that commodity prices skyrocketed due to scarcity.
Finally, after days of patience and efforts to decongest the track, the traffic began to flow again, leaving a story that remains remembered as one of the longest jams in history.
