Gridlock In Los Angeles Looks Strangely Beautiful

In the lead up to Thanksgiving, an ABC7 news helicopter captured the sight of the completely gridlocked 405 freeway

LA has a reputation for monster traffic jams, but the busy lead-up to Thanksgiving this year led to total gridlock.

The above footage was filmed by an ABC7 news helicopter earlier in the week, showing the 405 - apparently the busiest highway in the United States - at a complete standstill.

We’d hate to be in the middle of this mess, but from the air, it’s a weirdly beautiful sight…

Via Jalopnik

Comments

Anonymous

I’ve been stuck in that traffic many times when I used to live there. Only time I’d ever take a slushbox transmission over a manual

11/24/2016 - 10:16 |
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iCypher(Joel Chan)

Beautiful to look at, infuriating to be in.

11/24/2016 - 10:19 |
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Anonymous

When it’s not Christmas season yet but you are yearning for them red and white candy canes.

11/24/2016 - 10:19 |
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Joshua Lue

Forget that. Just at a red light I’m like…

11/24/2016 - 10:24 |
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Poke

This is worse than the M25…..

And that’s saying something

11/24/2016 - 10:26 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Poke

I used to have to drive around the M25. One night I was stuck in the same spot for so long I got out of the van and etched my name into the base of a bridge somewhere around Enfield. Did a really nice job as well. It should still be there…

11/24/2016 - 11:15 |
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DragzMR2

looks like a christmas choreography.. ..

11/24/2016 - 10:46 |
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Anonymous

2wheels power come in handy 😎

11/24/2016 - 10:55 |
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Fin Jimbo

So many cars.. so little movement..

11/24/2016 - 11:05 |
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Anonymous

When Christmas tree lightings are too mainstream.

11/24/2016 - 11:08 |
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Anonymous

I used to live in Solana Beach in San Diego on top of a hill. I remember coming round the corner walking the dog one evening and being struck by two things.

First, the Del Mar racetrack Christmas lights being a weird thing to see when you’re wearing shorts and T-Shirt. The other being the insane sight of traffic light that when you can see just two stripes, one of red and one of white.

Madness.

11/24/2016 - 11:13 |
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