7 comments so far...

• stu Said on January 17th, 2008 at 11:11:
  

  You see… when people say ‘gridlock’, they mean ‘traffic jam’.

  THAT is gridlock. It is also why yellow box junctions exist.

• ianb1469 Said on January 17th, 2008 at 11:32:
  

  What’s going on with the giant Mr and Mrs Santa? Don’t jump!

• sweavo Said on January 17th, 2008 at 11:39:
  

  I’m not sure the box junction helps there … after all, all their exits ARE clear.

• stu Said on January 17th, 2008 at 12:07:
  

  You must only enter a box junction if you’re turning right (left in their case) and are blocked only by oncoming traffic.

  So only a few of those vehicles are legal.

• rich Said on January 17th, 2008 at 17:32:
  

  It looks like the silver 4×4 over on the right (in front of the car in front of the car in front of the green coach) could play a major part in untangling things by driving off to the right and thereby freeing up a whole lane of traffic flowing bottom left to top right. Then the next lane in could move out also, then the next and wahay! We’re free!

• lordhutton Said on January 17th, 2008 at 18:51:
  

  Morons!

• sweavo Said on January 17th, 2008 at 20:30:
  

  Hmm, rich, if the silver 4×4 moves into right lane but continues going bottom right to top left, then the white fiesta-thing would try to get out, but would also be faced by the grey estate car that follows the 4×4. Say the grey car misses its chance and the lane of traffic starts to move. There’s a constant supply of selfish motorists at the bottom left so the chances are even slimmer of anyone making a meaningful space… I wonder if there’s an after shot somewhere out there on t’internet…