China 50 lane highway

[CAMAROBOY69]

I cant even comprehend this. Looks like an absolute nightmare.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...mmuters-worst-nightmare/ar-AAfffKR?li=AAa0dzB

 

[TenEightyOne]

Cool. Funny News Story, maybe?

 

[kolio]

But where is the gold sticker that say "Made in China" on it?

That would just be a mess. And scary.

 

[lxmmy]

CO2 levels over 9000.

 

[AudiMan2011]

CO2 levels over 9000.

Still cleaner than VW diesels though.

 

[Dan]

CO2 levels over 9000.

Paper masks won't cut it there. They need full-on astronaut suits.

 

[Tornado]

Are there even enough cars to justify it? Or will this be like those huge extravagant malls they built without seeing if any stores would move in?

 

[Azuremen]

Are there even enough cars to justify it? Or will this be like those huge extravagant malls they built without seeing if any stores would move in?

Don't you mean cities?

 

[JKgo]

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Reminds me of this pic for some reason...

 

[SlipZtrEm]

Looks like a brilliant design. I especially like the part where it shrinks down to about half the width, only to then balloon back out some.

You can tell a lot of planning went into this.

 

[MatskiMonk]

China likes White.

 

[JKgo]

...Couldn't resist, so I went and found a longer vid. This traffic jam is truly insane.

 

[Blitz24]

I cant even comprehend this. Looks like an absolute nightmare.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...mmuters-worst-nightmare/ar-AAfffKR?li=AAa0dzB

But yet going the other way has 4 lanes and no traffic. Clearly the people are running from something. That or there's a big sale on the Apple iPhone.

 

[wfooshee]

Actually, if you look in the distance, you see the same thing coming the other way, ginormously wide set of lanes into the toll gates and then funneling down to four.

It's not a 50-lane highway, it's a wide spot for people to get to the toll gates. Thing is, everybody in China was travelling that day, some kind of holiday or something. Americans, think of your local turnpike on the Sunday of 4th of July weekend, before the EZ Pass stuff existed and you actually had to handle money at the gate, and get change.

 

[ExigeEvan]

Not as bad as the Severn Bridge tolls when Wales are playing England.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Are there even enough cars to justify it?

Apparently yes

Anyway, as @wfooshee pointed out, this isn't actually a 50 lane highway but a 50 lane toll gate.

 

[DK]

I wonder how many people stuck in that traffic jam ran out of fuel. Also, from watching that video there's a lot of smog.

 

[Com Fox]

This would make for perfect Drag Races though.

 

[Pete05]

Proves to me that commonsense isn't a prerequisite to car ownership or the issuing of a driver's licence

 

[mustafur]

Im pretty sure that is the border checkpoint to get into Hong Kong.

 

[Northstar]

I wonder how many people stuck in that traffic jam ran out of fuel.

No clue, but the old man that just passed through the toll was an infant when his parents got in line.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Proves to me that commonsense isn't a prerequisite to car ownership or the issuing of a driver's licence

Never has been, that's proven every day in most countries I'd assume. Especially in the U.S. where I could go outside my home any given day and the nearby freeway is guaranteed to have a stupid accident that could have been avoided if common sense and patience were used.

 

[Pete05]

Never has been, that's proven every day in most countries I'd assume. Especially in the U.S. where I could go outside my home any given day and the nearby freeway is guaranteed to have a stupid accident that could have been avoided if common sense and patience were used.

As a professional Truck Driver that spends in excess of 60 hours a week on the road, my comment was said with the utmost restraint.
If I was to exercise free speech and really voice my opinion, I have no doubt that would violate the AUP.
I will add this though, here in Australia the driving standards have rocketed to the bottom of the barrel & something really needs to be done about it. If it wasn't for my reaction times or having somewhere to swerve, I know of times in the past where I would've sent stupid drivers to the morgue.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

As a professional Truck Driver that spends in excess of 60 hours a week on the road, my comment was said with the utmost restraint.
If I was to exercise free speech and really voice my opinion, I have no doubt that would violate the AUP.
I will add this though, here in Australia the driving standards have rocketed to the bottom of the barrel & something really needs to be done about it. If it wasn't for my reaction times or having somewhere to swerve, I know of times in the past where I would've sent stupid drivers to the morgue.

Yeah my dad is a truck driver as well, so I learned how to drive in a pretty strict manner. And thus I also have the same mentality as you just to a lesser degree since I'm not always on the road like you or my father. However, when a stupid move is pulled I do get very upset and I feel this situation seen here would just drive me up the wall so easily.

 

[Pete05]

Yeah my dad is a truck driver as well, so I learned how to drive in a pretty strict manner. And thus I also have the same mentality as you just to a lesser degree since I'm not always on the road like you or my father. However, when a stupid move is pulled I do get very upset and I feel this situation seen here would just drive me up the wall so easily.

Well I'm really glad you've had the benefit of sitting up high beside a professional so you can see what goes on. I have no doubt that's made you a more educated driver. If it was my call, I'd make it compulsory for a Learner Driver to have to travel with a Truckie for a minimum of a week before they sit their Driver's Licence.
I'd been driving cars for 10 years when I upgraded to Trucks. I thought I knew it all as I used to drive vans for work. That first week in a truck was a reality check & really opened my eyes.

 

[Pupik]

Actually, if you look in the distance, you see the same thing coming the other way, ginormously wide set of lanes into the toll gates and then funneling down to four.

It's not a 50-lane highway, it's a wide spot for people to get to the toll gates. Thing is, everybody in China was travelling that day, some kind of holiday or something. Americans, think of your local turnpike on the Sunday of 4th of July weekend, before the EZ Pass stuff existed and you actually had to handle money at the gate, and get change.

Thank you for pointing out what the brain-dead media failed to inform (by extensive clicking and dragging on Google Maps for thirty seconds).

Still a masterstroke of piss-poor highway design.