driving

  • Beijing’s 9-day traffic jam puts all other bad traffic claims in perspective

    Drivers on the Beijing-Tibet Expressway got a little something that they hadn’t counted on from August 14: a traffic jam that stretched 100 kilometers and that has, thus far, lasted for nine days. Authorities have explained that the 100-kilometer jam was caused by an influx of cargo-bearing heavy trucks...
  • Saving $50 costs $478

    Victorian Police in Australia couldn’t believe what they saw when a Shepparton motorist, who declined to pay a $50 delivery fee to have newly purchased furniture transported to his home, was yesterday slapped with a $478 fine by a police officer, left stunned by the driver’s actions. Shepparton Police Inspector...