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Learn how to talk about heavy traffic and being stuck on the road in English. **Dialogue/Story** I was on my way to a restaurant to meet my date for dinner when I hit a **traffic jam**. I saw that the road was **congested**, but since I had to take the **bridge** to reach downtown, I **had no choice but to** stay on that road. The traffic was **bumper-to-bumper**. One crazy driver even tried to drive on the **shoulder** to get around the **backup**. But as it turns out, there wasn't any way to **bypass** it because the backup wasn't due to an accident, a **stalled car** or some **rubberneckers**. It was because of **road construction** and only one **lane** was open. After 25 minutes of **stop-and-go traffic**, I was **at my wit's end**. My date was sitting at the restaurant waiting for me and I didn't have her cell phone number. What's more, I was really hungry. Finally, I got past the road construction and was on my way again. I drove a little **recklessly**, but I had to **make up for lost time**. I really liked this girl. The last thing I wanted was to make her think that I **stood her up**!