'Lit up like a Christmas tree': Los Angeles' Interstate 405 clogged with holiday traffic.
'Lit up like a Christmas tree': Los Angeles' Interstate 405 clogged with holiday traffic.
If these American motorists thought setting off early would help them beat the Thanksgiving holiday getaway rush, it appears a few others had the same idea.
ABC7 Eyewitness News captured incredible footage of what might just be the world's worst car jam in southern California, bringing traffic to a crawl.
The footage racked up millions of views within a few hours of being uploaded, with Facebook user Gps Erick commenting: "Are you sure that's traffic? Maybe they decorated the 405 with Christmas lights."
Dennis John Depew wrote: "It's called the 405 for a reason: It takes you '4 o' 5' hours to get anywhere."
"It's like the red and white blood cells flowing through the major arteries of the city. Pretty, wouldn't want to be in it," another wrote.
The footage was captured as tens of millions of Americans take to the roads, airports and railways for the Thanksgiving holiday, with 49 million expected to travel 80km or more, AP reports.
