Gridlock Collection

The Car That Touched a Policeman by H. M. Bateman
An entire queue of traffic, as well as pedestrians stop and look on in horror as a couple driving a small, yellow car accidentally bump an incandescently irate policeman in the middle of the road

Ludgate Hill, London, 1872. A scene of traffic congestion, with a railway viaduct (centre), and the dome of St Pauls visible in the distance

Oxford Street Congestion
Buses and cabs fill Oxford Street, London, as far as the eye can see : only one of the buses is an open-top kind

'A City Thoroughfare': From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872
532234 'A City Thoroughfare': From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872. Scene of chaotic traffic congestion with a London policeman trying to get vehicles

'Ludgate Hill': From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872
532236 'Ludgate Hill': From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872. Scene of traffic congestion, railway viaduct (centre), and dome of St Paul's

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Irene Wu

Ben Thanh roundabout and Bitexco Financial Tower, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

Epsom Traffic Jam
A sketch by John Sturgess, showing a traffic blockage on Balham Hill, encountered during a homeward journey from that year's Epsom Derby. Date: 1887

ENGLAND / LONDON / OXFORD ST
Congestion in Oxford Street. Date: 1931

Thailand, , Bangkok
Thailand, Bangkok Gridlocked street including 3 pink taxis

A City Thoroughfare, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
A City Thoroughfare, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

A City Thoroughfare, London, 1872. A scene of chaotic traffic congestion with a London policeman trying to get vehicles moving. From London: A Pilgrimage by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

London by Lester Ralph
Superb caricature of London emphasising its expanding population, Central to the picture is St Pauls Cathedral wearing a police officers helmet over its dome while the surrounding landscape is filled

A City Thoroughfare, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold
XJF396033 A City Thoroughfare, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-84), engraved by Desire Mathieu Quesnel, pub

Ludgate Hill : From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872. Scene of traffic congestion, railway viaduct (centre), and dome of St Paul s. Wood engraving

A City Thoroughfare : From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872. Scene of chaotic traffic congestion with a London policeman trying to get vehicles moving

Traffic jam, thermogram
Traffic jam. Thermogram of vehicles in a traffic jam on a road. Thermography records surface temperatures by detecting the long-wavelength radiation emitted by an object

Urban traffic jams at night. Photographed in 2007, near a new tunnel on Moscows Leningrad Avenue, Russia

Crystal Palace Crowds
Utter chaos and gridlock in central London due to the sheer volume of visitors travelling to the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park

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"Gridlock: A Historical Tale of Traffic Jams and Congestion" The Car That Touched a Policeman by H. M. Bateman captures the chaos in early 20th century England. Ludgate Hill, London, 1872 - an iconic image showcasing the city's first encounters with gridlock. Oxford Street Congestion - a perennial problem that has plagued London for centuries. Epsom Traffic Jam - even small towns were not spared from the frustration of gridlocked streets. Ben Thanh roundabout and Bitexco Financial Tower, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam - modern-day traffic nightmares in bustling cities. ENGLAND / LONDON / OXFORD ST: A symbol of congestion synonymous with one of the world's busiest shopping streets. Thailand, Bangkok - notorious for its congested roads where vehicles inch forward amidst endless queues. A City Thoroughfare, 1872 by Gustave Doré depicts how urban centers have long grappled with overwhelming traffic volumes. A Busy Corner - The Royal Exchange and Bank of England, 1909 by Francis Frith & Co showcases how even financial districts are not immune to gridlock woes. London by Lester Ralph offers a glimpse into the perpetual struggle against traffic snarls in this global metropolis. Vehicles line up on Broadway at Times Square in Manhattan, New York City USA – an emblematic scene representing the daily battle against gridlock in major urban hubs worldwide. As these historical and contemporary snapshots demonstrate, gridlock is an enduring challenge faced by cities across time and continents alike—a testament to our ever-growing reliance on automobiles and transportation systems struggling to keep pace with population growth and increasing demands for mobility.