Ever been stuck in traffic and thought, ‘Why don’t they just build more lanes?’ We know we have. One guy took that thought and ran with it – exploring what would happen if we built a 100-lane highway.
In a viral YouTube video, the creator behind StreetcraftShorts breaks down what would happen if we just kept adding lanes until traffic disappeared.
At first, it kinda works. But then… it really doesn’t. Turns out, more lanes = more chaos, not less.
And it all leads to one big, unavoidable truth: traffic isn’t just about roads – it’s about how we use them.
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So, would a 100-lane highway actually work?
Let’s say a busy road gets one extra lane. Boom – delays disappear. For a little while.
However, that ‘faster‘ option would quickly become the new best option, causing everyone to head that way.
Drivers who used to avoid the road now take it. People who used to leave later now head out earlier. And just like that, the new lane gets clogged. So we add another. Then another. It becomes a never-ending loop.
Eventually you get something like that spaghetti-plate interchange in Texas – dozens of lanes deep and still gridlocked at rush hour.
So what’s the solution?
Keep going. Make it 100 lanes wide. In theory, that could finally meet demand.
But the side effects are instant: dangerous lane changes, sky-high construction costs, endless noise, and acres of land turned into hot, black asphalt.
You might solve the traffic… and create a logistical nightmare in the process.
And then there’s the human part.
Miss your exit in lane 87 and you’re basically in another time zone. Crossing that many lanes? You’d need to start merging like 3mi ahead. It’s not driving – it’s warfare.
So, in the end the creator of the video concedes while there’s technically a point where enough lanes would solve delays, the cost – in every possible way – would be too severe.
The internet is ablaze at the prospect of adding more lanes
This is where the internet really showed up.
One commenter on YouTube imagined falling asleep at the wheel and drifting for 12 minutes before hitting the rumble strip. While a trucker called it their ‘worst nightmare’.
The logistics alone are comedy fodder. “Use the next 15 lanes to exit,” joked one. “Wait – I’m in the left lane!” screamed another.
And forget pedestrians. “That chicken’s never getting to the other side again,” said one user. “You’d unlock Crossy Road skins just trying.”
It’s funny because it’s true – the 100-lane dream is just that. Technically possible. Practically insane.
But if nothing else, it proves one thing – traffic isn’t about how wide the road is, it’s about how many people decide to drive on it once it’s built.
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