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The worst Thanksgiving traffic I experienced was way back in 2007 when I drove from the Bay Area California to Los Angeles. The first time I ever witnessed bumper to bumper traffic in many sections of the I-5. The rest stops were absolutely insane, huge line of cars waiting to get off, those shops and restaurants must have made a killing.
So do we have an over-population problem or not?
Was it this bad 20 years ago?
Imagine what it will be like 20 years from now.
If it was a problem of world overpopulation then this could be seen around the world. Nope, only in LA. Doesn't LA have a large population of environmentalists Democrats as well as a public transportation system? They could take the bus to the airport or train station. They could also choose to stay home for Thanksgiving instead of traveling. No, this is an example of poor planning on the part of a car culture city (both city leaders and the citizens).
It's very congested, but gridlock? Gridlock means traffic is at a standstill. Let's just say I have been in ACTUAL gridlock, i.e. not moving at all, and this is not it. All the cars are moving, albeit slowly.
Anyway, I live in SoCal and know better than to take the freeway through LA right before a major holiday.
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A month ago come this Saturday we arrived in Beijing for a China tour. The tour bus took 4 hours to go 16 km to the hotel. It was midweek, started at 4pm.
USA's traffic problems are minor.
Saw it last night in person, but from the air, luckily for me. Video doesn't do it justice.
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