Freeze! 6 the most grueling traffic jams in history

There is a psychological technique, a simple but quite effective: if you are upset about something, think about what all could be even worse. This post we have prepared especially for people who are burning the nerve cells in traffic jams. You must add it to bookmarks and open it every time you feel ready to go on the sidewalk. So, six of the most impressive jams in history.

The state of new York, USA, 1969

In August 1969 in the town of Bethel, new York for the first time held a rock festival called "Woodstock". The organizers planned that the concert will visit about 25 thousand people. But a little miscalculated. "Woodstock" has collected nearly 500 thousand rockers from all over the East coast! As a result, on highway 17 In a traffic jam with a length of 32 kilometers. Police tried to resolve the situation, but in vain. Many left their cars on the roadside and walked. Musicians also had to deliver to the venue of the festival by helicopter.

Boston, USA, 1978

A powerful Blizzard covered the northeastern part of the United States in January 1978. During the day we had so much snow that his weight collapsed the roof of the "Hartford civic center" sports arena in Connecticut. In Massachusetts the height of the snow cover reached 60 cm. Local does not, however, immediately realized that in this weather the car is better left in the garage. As if nothing had happened, millions of people travelled to work by private vehicles, and the first day of the Blizzard the entire city of Boston became one big traffic jam.

Lyon — Paris, France, 1980

French drivers hit the Guinness Book of records, unwittingly creating the longest traffic jam of the XX century — 175 kilometers. According to conservative estimates, not less than five million cars stuck on the road from Lyon to Paris. The inhabitants of the Northern regions were returning home after holidays in the Alps, when he fell a dense fog that was the cause of many accidents.

Berlin, Germany, 1989

28 years stood the infamous Berlin wall until the border between the Western and Eastern parts of the city was opened in November 1989. Over the next three days the West was visited by over three million people. And 22 December, when the passage was opened Brandenburg gate, on either side of them formed the largest traffic jam in history.

Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2008

The absolute record for the length of the tube holds the state of são Paulo. In the summer of 2008 stood third part of the largest metropolis of Brazil, suffering from lack of ring roads. In total, the traffic practically stopped at 265 miles of roads.

Beijing, China, 2010

Millions of Chinese were prisoners of one hundred km of traffic jam on the outskirts of Beijing August 14, 2010. Tube finally resolved only after 11 days. Traders of water and snacks, travel on mopeds, shamelessly wringing prices, and drivers had no choice but to sleep in the car. Later, some were told that did not expect to be free until September.