You think YOUR commute this morning was bad?

There is a traffic jam in Beijing, China that has been going on for NINE (9) days now! Average time spent by an individual in the jam is THREE (3) days!! THAT should give you a whole new perspective on how tough your commute is!

News excerpt: 

China's nine-day traffic jam stretches 100km

August 23, 2010

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Vehicles on the road through the central business district in Beijing on August 4. Thousands of vehicles are bogged down in a more than 100-kilometre (62-mile) traffic jam lon the Beijing-Tibet expressway that has lasted nine days and highlights China's growing road congestion woes.

Thousands of vehicles were bogged down Monday in a more than 100-kilometre (62-mile) traffic jam leading to Beijing that has lasted nine days and highlights China's growing road congestion woes.