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indytrucks
Joined: 09 Apr 2003
Location: The Shelf
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 Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject: Traffic report for today (the 25th of Sept) |
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If you're somewhere reading this right now, and are thinking of heading in the direction of Seoul, perhaps on Gyeongbusun (National Motorway Number 1) ...
... don't. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:30 pm Post subject: Re: Traffic report for today (the 25th of Sept) |
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| indytrucks wrote: |
If you're somewhere reading this right now, and are thinking of heading in the direction of Seoul, perhaps on Gyeongbusun (National Motorway Number 1) ...
... don't. |
Didn't even enter my mind to do something that dumb. |
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IncognitoHFX
Joined: 06 May 2007
Location: Yeongtong, Suwon
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:56 am Post subject: |
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I went for a walk today by my place. I live next to one of the main Seoul arteries.
I walked up on the overpass and could see literally thousands of cars in both directions (to Seoul and away from), for as far as I could see. Its the worst traffic I've seen in my life.
Times like this and I'm glad I don't own a car  |
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indytrucks
Joined: 09 Apr 2003
Location: The Shelf
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:04 am Post subject: |
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Here's a fun link if you're a masochist:
http://roadplus.co.kr
Latest time estimate from Busan - Seoul: 10 hrs 38 mins.  Bloody hell.
Seriously, it makes me wonder why Koreans even bother sometimes. Plus, as today is the actual Chuseok day, I thought traffic was meant to be on the quiet side. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:36 am Post subject: |
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| Not me, but a family I know started in Daegu at 2:30 and will reach Incheon at 2 or 3am. |
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uberscheisse
Joined: 02 Dec 2003
Location: japan is better than korea.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:59 am Post subject: |
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i was in a cab on the expressway today. my cab ride was about 20 minutes longer than normal.
my song to the other drivers went
"happy holidays, you're not enjoying yourselves.
happy holidays, you're not enjoying yourselves.
happy holidays, you're not enjoying yourselves.
happy holidays, you're not enjoying yourselves.
happy holidays, you're not enjoying yourselves."
i kinda just kept repeating it. i couldn't come up with any lyrics that were more poignant thant those. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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| A friend of mine headed here for supper called from his car between Ichon and Yeoju. He got home 3 1/2 hours later. |
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steroidmaximus
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: GangWon-Do
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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| A usual 2-2.5 hour drive took me 4 hours, but then I avoided all the major arteries. Ya-Ta, your friend should have taken the 42. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| Not me, but a family I know started in Daegu at 2:30 and will reach Incheon at 2 or 3am. |
No traffic on a train. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| Not me, but a family I know started in Daegu at 2:30 and will reach Incheon at 2 or 3am. |
No traffic on a train. |
Oh, but respectable Koreans with money would NEVER take public transportation when they own a car. If they did take public transportation, they certainly wouldn't plan ahead to reserve it!
To follow up my first post, that time ended up being 5am, not 3am. |
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indytrucks
Joined: 09 Apr 2003
Location: The Shelf
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| Oh, but respectable Koreans with money would NEVER take public transportation when they own a car. |
Unless it was the KTX, first class, with two kids in tow who don't get their own seat, but rather squeeze onto Mom and Dad's lap, run up and down the aisles, and basically annoy the hell out of whomever is unfortunate enough to sit near them.
My rant for the day. I'm looking forward to the Chritsmas holiday. I need a break from Korea and Koreans. |
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contrarian
Joined: 20 Jan 2007
Location: Nearly in NK
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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I live in a country town - the kid of place everyone comes to for Chuseak. By noon today everone was gone.
I did see something unique yestrday. Parked at a very marginal mountain farm was a magnificent 700 series BMW.
Looks like one son made good. |
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| no live traffic cams we can watch? |
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