There are the traffic jams that suddenly appear out of nowhere, where our motorways grind to a halt for seemingly no reason at all. This frustrating phenomenon is explained at the junction of the M5 and M6 in Birmingham.
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Story: Motorway Madness
Duration: 3:50
There are the traffic jams that suddenly appear out of nowhere, where our motorways grind to a halt for seemingly no reason at all. This frustrating phenomenon is explained at the junction of the M5 and M6 in Birmingham.
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