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Traffic so stuck the grid itself locks, every car blocking the next car's escape.
means A standstill where intersecting streams of traffic, or negotiation, jam each other into total immobility.
from Coined in 1970s New York transit slang, blending the street grid with a mechanical lock that won't budge.
Self-trappingCars in intersections block the lanes they need.
Political cousinNow describes legislatures frozen by opposing parties.
Cure attemptBox junction markings exist to prevent it.