Yep, you read that right: nine days. The logjam, which began Aug. 14 due in part to an influx of cargo trucks heading into the city combined with construction work to repair the damage from said trucks, tracks back 62 miles. If you started at the back and it took you nine days to reach the front, you'd be traveling at a whopping 0.29 mph, or about twice the top speed of a three-toed sloth.

June and July saw similar jams on this same stretch of highway.

Looking on the bright side (and really, what other choice do you have?) the insane congestion is a sure sign that the Chinese people's desire for automobiles, which recently made the country the No. 1 automotive consumer, goes on unabated. The bad news is that demand seems to be outpacing even the Chinese government's impressive infrastructure projects aimed at avoiding this type of thing.