It is now revealed that England’s traffic congestion is so dangerous and thus named as the worst within the UK and these are entirely based on new figures. It is noted that a typical rush hour journey within the space takes about 40 percent longer in comparison with free flow situations. This percentage is based on an evaluation by Sat- Nav producer TomTom, which is done by using satellite data from preceding years to work out where in the UK were worst and best for driving delays. For journey which should generally take thirty minutes, people of Edinburgh have to face an extra twelve minutes stuck in queues.
The second worst metropolis for congestion in London along with a median further journey time of 37 percent assumed by Bournemouth, Hull as well as Belfast with about 34 percent every. In simple terms, US motorists when driving in peak hours spend an extra five and a half days caught in traffic every year. On the other hand, Middleborough was discovered to be the least congested UK city.
In 2018 December a ten-year plan to additional enhance traffic congestion with the city together with a brand new park and ride railway station. Also, Edinburgh was ranked at 27th position on earth in terms of traffic congestion. Also, head of navigation at TomTom, Heiko Schilling, said that ‘The UK was residence to nine cities within the prime hundred most congested cities all over the globe. Total congestion is increased by a median of about one percent within the UK, which is a slight increase but a rise nonetheless. ‘He added that ‘only Manchester, Glasgow as well as Portsmouth have faced improvement in congestion levels.’
However, things were such worse overseas as well. With the earth’s worst city for jams in Mumbai, India where drivers have to experience an average of 65 percent additional time due to queues. This means that a 30-minute journey will actually cover 50 minutes.
Below is the list of most congested cities in the UK along with extra time in percentage over actual travel time:
- Edinburgh – 40%
- London – 37%
- Bournemouth – 34%
- Hull – 34%
- Belfast – 34%
- Brighton – 34%
- Bristol – 32%
- Manchester – 32%
- Leicester – 30%
- Coventry – 29%
TomTom’s vice president of traffic information confirmed that globally traffic congestion is rising and which is good as well as bad. Good because it displays a strong global economy, but the bad side is that drivers are wasting time sitting in traffic and which is the huge environmental impact.’
Below there is a list of worst ten cities for traffic jams worldwide:
- Mumbai, India – 65%
- Bogota, Columbia – 63%
- Lima, Peru – 58%
- New Delhi, India – 58%
- Moscow, Russia – 56%
- Istanbul, Turkey – 53%
- Jakarta, Indonesia – 53%
- Bangkok, Thailand – 53%
- Mexico City, Mexico – 52%
- Recife, Brazil – 49%
Also, least congested cities worldwide were Cadiz in Spain as well as Greensboro in North Carolina, the USA as motorists are experiencing an extra nine percent on journeys. In the UK least congested city was ranked on top is Middleborough as the driver is facing just 19 percent travel time extra during their journey. After
