10 Cities With the Worst Loss in the World

UNIQUE-READ.BLOGSPOT.COM :  If we imagine the congestion along the 200 km that occurred on the highway connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg, would make us not believe it. However, there are a few in the history of other severe congestion that makes jams in Moscow impressed 'nothing'. It is ten worst traffic jams ever happened in the world:

1. Sao Paolo, Brazil

Severe congestion is common in the largest city in Brazil. In fact, the congestion by Locals called engarrafamentos, often reaching more than 160 km.

However, on May 9, 2008, a trailer truck rolled over on one of the busiest roads in Sao Paulo. As a result, long lines of vehicles to reach more than 292 km and a record for the longest traffic jam in the world.

A year after the jam, Sao Paulo re-record total congestion along more than 200 miles in three of the city's busiest streets.

2. Beijing, China

Congestion along the 96 km more happening in China National Road 110pada August 14, 2010. Cause of congestion that is a combination of road repairs which cause constriction of roads plus the hundreds of trucks that will go to the city of Beijing.

As a result, long traffic jams that lasted up to five days. The driver was forced to sleep in the car, and the hawkers take advantage of the situation to profit doubled. They even sell water at a price 10 times the normal price.

Initially feared that congestion will last until September 2010. However, congestion began to unravel late August after the government intervened to resolve the congestion.

3.Paris/Lyon, France

Legendary one long traffic jam occurs outside of Paris, France on February 16, 1980. The cause was a combination of bad weather and road narrowing.

At that time, thousands of people recently ended holiday in Lyon and the surrounding region. This situation has led to the mega jam.

Line of cars reached 18 million units snaking along more than 175 km, which is one-third the distance Paris-Lyon. At that time, congestion has become a world record traffic jam.

4. Interstate 45, Houston, Texas

This is the cause of congestion fears Rita storm that will hit the city of Houston, Texas, USA. Residents are concerned on 21 September 2005 rush fled out of the city. Consequently snaking queue of vehicles up to 160 miles more.

As a result of this congestion, the motorists can only bergeral 16 miles in nine hours. Interstate 45 to the center because of road congestion across the state into one of the evacuation routes. Things worse when many vehicles are damaged or run out of fuel.

Eventually most of the road users chose U-turn and headed to their homes, because they feel safer in the house than in a car that can not move anywhere.

5. Bethel, New York, USA

On August 14, 1969 severe congestion around the state of New York. The cause instead of the bad weather, traffic accidents or road narrowing. The cause is a legendary music concert, Woodstock 1969.

It was around 500,000 visitors headed to the arena Woodstock. This amount is 10 times more than expected New York police. Outside the estimated number of visitors plus the reluctance of the police to give the committee suggested an alternative pathway makes a line of cars snaking more than 32 km.

Congestion that lasted for three days the concert. So, the musicians concert charger to be flown by helicopter to the location of the concert. The visitors are also many who left his car in the street just to get into the concert arena.

6. Bangkok, Thailand 

Bicycles can cross and pass through a busy street with no warning signs, as well as other vehicles. The tourists assess this phenomenon as a real chaos of congestion.

7. Mumbai, India

Congestion occurs due to several factors: bad weather (heavy rain), the streets are broken, and the high number of vehicles, as well as the many tourists who complain about the air quality there.

8. Mexico, Mexico

To reduce the number of vehicles, the government has issued special regulations Callendar, but it does not seem to help.

9. Seоul, Korea

Seoul population becomes more affluent, and the car marketing asia, they start buying new cars.



Tokyo, Japan  

Although already have monorails and super-fast trains, Tokyo residents Whose names are still familiar with the congestion for motorists. Even Tokyo Traffic Control Center operates 24 hours without stopping.