[Grammar] "Traffic" as plural.

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otevia

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All the traffic have stopped!

Please is the above sentence correct?
I came across the sentence and was wondering if 'traffic' could ever have a count usage. Thanks in advance.
 

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No. "Traffic" is uncountable so it takes the singular.

All the traffic has stopped.
 
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