The story accompanying this photo talks about the worsening traffic conditions in the Washington, D.C. area, which now reportedly boasts the longest daily commutes in the United States.

But, as my D.C. and Maryland friends will attest, Interstate 695, shown above, is actually Baltimore’s Beltway — not Washington’s, which is I-95 and I-495, as seen below.

(Please don’t ask why it has different designations for the western arc and the eastern arc, or why some stretches share both numbers; I’ve never seen the sense of it, and I lived most of my life there.)

So, is the I-695 photo just a case of human error, or the result of another AI screw-up? It’s impossible to tell the difference these days; but either way, it’s a good example of why we shouldn’t take everything we see online as gospel.

In all fairness, though, the first picture was taken from a BBC report, so perhaps we should simply forgive our friends across the Pond for not being familiar with our highway system. After all, I wouldn’t have a clue as to the quickest route from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle.

“I should take the M4? Are you sure?”

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
7/25/25