Any unplanned event that causes the closing of one lane of traffic for 30 minutes or more, as opposed to a planned event like road
construction, which is planned separately.
Colloquial to
Southern California
As I was
stuck in traffic due to a SigAlert on the 405, I glanced up at the SUV in front of me (driven by a blonde bimbo, wouldn’t
you know it) and saw a
bumper sticker that read, “I want to be Barbie — the bitch has everything!”