blocking traffic
Halting road flow
Blocking traffic means obstructing the flow of vehicles or pedestrians, whether deliberately or accidentally.
A stalled car blocks traffic.
Protesters block traffic as a tactic.
The phrase extends to any obstruction of movement or progress: You're blocking traffic—move to the side so people can get through.
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- jamCooked fruit spread
- bumper to bumperVehicles nearly touching ahead/behind
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
dead stop · obstruction · roadblock · bottleneck · backup · snarl · honking · road rage · frustrated · detour · construction · accident · rubbernecking · stalled · barricade · double parked · protest · intersection
- road ragetailgating, honking, cutting off, brake checking, middle finger
- traffic violationsDUI, DWI, speeding, drunk driving, red light running
- public disturbancesriot, disorderly conduct, brawl, disturbing the peace, breach of peace
- protest lawunlawful assembly, peaceful assembly, right to protest, assembly rights, freedom of assembly
- parkingparking garage, parking lot, parallel parking, angle parking, parking space
- misdemeanorsmisdemeanor, petty theft, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, petty larceny