Gridlock (novel) Gridlock (novel) Gridlock is a 1991 novel by Ben Elton. The novel depicts a near-future London in which traffic congestion has reached almost critical levels, such that accidents in a few key places could bring the entire city's traffic network to a halt. The government is aware of the problem and plans a major new road-building program to relieve the pressure. The alternative, heavy investment in public mass transport systems such as railways, is ignored because it clashes with the government's ideology. The author argues that this is a highly misguided policy since, in his view, more roads have historically
Gridlock (Doctor Who) Martha; he feels guilty for lying to her and bringing her to New New York just to show off and realises that he misses her when she is taken. Davies stated that he based many aspects of New New York on Mega-City One from the anthology comic "2000 AD", including the businessman's appearance on Max Normal from the "Judge Dredd" comic books. The numbered mood patches parallel the number coded mood controllers in the Ninth Doctor novel "Only Human" by Gareth Roberts; Davies confirms that this was his inspiration. The character of Sally Calypso was an homage to "Halo Jones",