...unless you're accustomed to taking the bus, that is. Today, the Netherlands experienced nationwide bus strikes, leading to traffic jams on the roads "twice as long as usual." This situation is rather interesting - if public transportation stops, people find themselves literally stuck on the highways.

It's so much different in the area of the world I'm from, where practically everyone has their own car and would scarcely notice if the buses quit running for a few days. I guess today's traffic really helps the trade unions make their point - the Netherlands needs its public transportation.