9. Lyon to Paris
Another one of the longest and most nightmarish traffic jams in history occurred in France in February 1980. The highway from Paris to Lyon was backed up for 109 miles. Drivers returning to the capital hit a storm which led to multiple collisions and lane closures. It took some people 24 hours to make it through to Paris.
10. Rome
Italy has one of the highest car ownership densities worldwide. Accident stats reinforce its reputation as a nation of crazy drivers with little regard for road laws or pedestrian rights of way. Romans are, perhaps, the most aggressive motorists in the nation, if not the world. Cars, Vespas and other vehicles thunder down narrow cobblestone alleys, have no patience for pedestrians and consider road signs to be optional. You can always count on seeing some colorful hand gestures from Roman drivers in thick traffic.
