Chinese gridlock

“The traffic jam started Aug. 14 on a stretch of the highway that is frequently congested, especially after large coalfields were discovered in Inner Mongolia, Zhang said. Traffic volume has increased 40 percent every year.” (Source: AP, Aug. 2010)

The above is a quote regarding the 10-day old highway gridlock in China. It is currently moving at the rate of a half mile per day. I cannot imagine how the drivers are handling the every-day living dynamics through such an ordeal to keep it moving even that much. But it makes me picture such a possibility on the I-15 once the Granite Quarry is up a...