Vue de la nuit de masses de véhicules dans un embouteillage sur le deuxième périphérique de Pékin, Chine, 17 septembre 2010. Pékin a été étouffé par 88 traffic jam
Night view of masses of vehicles in a traffic jam on the Second Ring Road in Beijing, China, 17 September 2010. Beijing was choked by 88 traffic jams on Sunday (19 September 2010) morning, approaching the congestion created earlier this year by heavy snowfall, as Beijing struggles to cope with the large number of vehicles on the road in the run-up to two national holidays, the citys traffic management bureau reported. A record 140 traffic jams paralyzed the citys road system on Friday (17 September 2010) evening, as the number of vehicles on the streets exceeded 4.5 million, according to the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau. The authority had warned there would be heavy pressure on the roads on Sunday after it was made a work day to accommodate this weeks Mid-Autumn Festival, as well as because no traffic restrictions apply on that day. The three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, when families traditionally gather and exchange gifts, starts on Wednesday (22 September 2010) and the seven-day holiday for National Day begins on October 1.
