Do you have Traffic Jam Pictures? - Page 5

ajfroggie · #81 Posted **May 6, 2006, 1:05 PM**

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Who knows what the term "tight squeeze" refers to? And get your minds out of the gutter.

The old 17th St bridge?

Snickers52 · #82 Posted **May 6, 2006, 2:17 PM**

No, it doesn't have anything to do with bridges. I'll give it a little longer to see if anyone else can come up with the answer. I will refer back to my comment (albeit a little ancient in origin) to help out.

mikejj2004 · #83 Posted **May 8, 2006, 2:59 AM**

the bay bridge is horrible i once had to go to the bathroom and i sat on the bridge at least an hour i think at least 50% of the time spent is because the tollbooths they should just tax every1 instead save time.

Mayfd24 · #84 Posted **May 8, 2006, 6:25 AM**

^^I thought it had something to do with bridges on the connector too...I've got a pretty smart uncle from Lilburn who mentioned that it was the main route from Atlanta to the north outskirts (Buckhead) around the civil war era, which was named tight squeeze b/c of the rough theives that wouldn't let you through without beating your ass and taking your Shit$$ Thats how he put it....

jessie_sanchez · #85 Posted **May 8, 2006, 4:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Stratosphere

What is that boy doing in the middle of the street/freeway???

Selling newspapers i think.

It's a more common sight in Tijuana, Mexico, not so much in LA....it would be suicide.

Lucas Gavilán · #86 Posted **May 8, 2006, 5:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Stratosphere

A few on Google and Yahoo

Wow those two are... the worst I've ever seen...

Traffic Jam is really exasperating but I'd rather deal with traffic jam than with people jam on public transportation... at least in crazy Mexico City

catlike · #87 Posted **May 8, 2006, 5:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by Snickers52

And here's a little Atlanta traffic related trivia question (albeit somewhat ancient in origin).

Who knows what the term "tight squeeze" refers to? And get your minds out of the gutter.

I came across that reference in some Midtown history a while back. It was the area around 10th and Peachtree, say, 100 or more years ago, which was then a ravine where thieves and hooligans hung out. Wagons had to go around the ravine via a small road (which I believe is now Crescent Avenue) to pass, hopefully with their lives and wallets intact.

DrJoe · #88 Posted **May 8, 2006, 6:18 PM**

These aren't traffic jam pictures but they are still cool. 401.

dimondpark · #89 Posted **May 8, 2006, 6:27 PM**

very cool indeed.

OfCourse · #90 Posted **May 9, 2006, 4:17 AM**

Houston

Dallas

Fort Worth

San Antonio

Austin

El Paso

panapty · #91 Posted **May 9, 2006, 6:04 PM**

The Black and White from DrJoe was amazing.....
and the collection from Of Course, was excellent!!!!! Night Pics, are cool

panapty · #92 Posted **May 10, 2006, 5:48 PM**

coddat · #93 Posted **May 10, 2006, 6:50 PM**

Somemore fun Dallas shots

Notice the Ramp Meters

San Antonio

The Chemist · #94 Posted **May 10, 2006, 7:09 PM**

Just a question about the Bay Bridge - is there any possibility of them replacing the toll plaza with an entirely electronic toll collection system. Seems to me that the traffic backups could at least be moderated by removing the requirement to stop to pay a toll.

In Dublin, Ireland, some of the worst traffic tie ups (in a city that has horrific traffic everyhwere) are caused by the toll plaza on the M50 motorway bridge over the Liffey Valley on the western outskirts of the city. As a result, the Irish government is removing the toll plaza and replacing it with an electronic toll collection system that does not require drivers to stop, which should improve traffic flow greatly.

panapty · #95 Posted **May 12, 2006, 6:10 PM**

Hey Chemist, i am still laughing at your signature:
Johnny was a chemist's son. Johnny is no more. What Johhny thought was H2O was H2SO4

pwright1 · #96 Posted **May 12, 2006, 9:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Louisiana Thunder

Yea those Seattle traffic jam pics are the bestestest ebber

Thanks, I took them all myself. Here are a few more.

glowrock · #97 Posted **May 12, 2006, 10:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by panapty

Hey Chemist, i am still laughing at your signature:
Johnny was a chemist's son. Johnny is no more. What Johhny thought was H2O was H2SO4

Same here! My roommate (who has a degree in Chemistry, FWIW) found it pretty f-ing funny as well!

Aaron (Glowrock)

sf_eddo · #98 Posted **May 13, 2006, 4:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by The Chemist

Just a question about the Bay Bridge - is there any possibility of them replacing the toll plaza with an entirely electronic toll collection system. Seems to me that the traffic backups could at least be moderated by removing the requirement to stop to pay a toll.

In Dublin, Ireland, some of the worst traffic tie ups (in a city that has horrific traffic everyhwere) are caused by the toll plaza on the M50 motorway bridge over the Liffey Valley on the western outskirts of the city. As a result, the Irish government is removing the toll plaza and replacing it with an electronic toll collection system that does not require drivers to stop, which should improve traffic flow greatly.

Here's what I wrote on another thread:

You'd think that people would like to speed through toll plazas and just be charged electronically, but that's not the case, at least in the SF Bay Area. Fastrak has very low user enrollment and according to this article from the Chronicle, around 39% of tech-savvy Bay Area drivers use Fastrak versus cash, while 70% use similar technology in New York and 75% in Illinois.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...AGBHHBFJD1.DTL

LyndaleHoosier · #99 Posted **May 13, 2006, 1:09 PM**

Traffic on I-94 from Saint Paul towards Minneapolis:

Traffic on I-35W southbound out of Minneapolis...note the bus on the shoulder...I love that buses ride the shoulder!!:

And one of our old friends that are all over the Twin Cities...the ramp meter:

panapty · #**100** Posted **May 16, 2006, 7:47 PM**