Good news is hard to come by in gridlocked traffic on a local freeway. On my way home from the dentist, traffic in both directions, including on and off-ramps, was stopped in both directions on Highway 1. No one moved for more than 30 minutes.
Stranger yet, police cars were driving by in both directions on the shoulders, but without sirens or any great haste. The only news available on the local radio station was "hazardous situation."
I'm sure a lot of people were inconvenienced by the 12 mile traffic jam.
The good news is people were out of their cars talking with each other, kids were skateboarding, and leashed dogs were being walked. The other good news is the apparently distressed person on the freeway overpass was successfully talked down.