Traffic Jams of Unknown Origin and Why I Hate Them
posted on 25 March 2011 | posted in
Cars and Transport
I would say one of the most infuriating things about driving is pulling off of your suburban streets, and turning onto the highway for which should be a speedy transit to your destination only to find the highway clogged with barely moving cars a few miles in. That frustration, however, is compounded when at the end of your traffic nightmare, at a set point,traffic spontaneously begins to move and has widely spaced vehicles moving at full speed in front of you with no apparent cause for the traffic. Stuck in my van, all the comforts of the van shelves, seating and lighting I've installed suddenly feel less comfortable. I begin to wonder how and/or why was this mess backed up for 30 miles for this and now all of a sudden it clears revealing nothing. Why have I been trapped in my car for hours on end, barely moving two or 3 feet at a time for what only seems like cars reaching a set line and then accelerating. I can understand lane closures, accidents, police activity, or just general rubbernecking but for no cause at all I can't wrap my mind around the idea and that only causes me to be even more frustrated over the event. This simple nonexistent cause for all this traffic can easily set my two-hour drive back for more hours and due to this fact, and the emotional and physical stressors, is why I hate traffic jams of unknown origin.
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