Traffic seems to be getting much worse around the world, with the average driver saying they spend about 32 hours per year stuck in traffic.
Using data from the 2016 INRIX Global Scorecard, the vehicle registration specialists at Regtransfers have revealed the top 10 congested cities around the world. Results were obtained by analyzing the average hours spent in congestion for 1,064 cities in 38 countries, as well as the percentage of time spent in traffic.
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1. Los Angeles The word “traffic” is synonymous with living in L.A. at this point. It is the only city in the U.S. where it would be wise for drivers to add as much as 50 per cent to their travel time anytime traffic is part of their route. About 104.1...
2. Moscow, Russia Drivers in Russia’s most populous city spend 91.4 hours per year in traffic. Anyone who’s seen a Russian dash cam compilation knows traffic is far from the only inconvenience Russian roads present to motorists.
5. Bogota, Colombia For a city with no well-developed subway system, this was bound to happen. About 79.8 hours per year are spent in congestion and, hopefully, plans for a new elevated subway system expected to become available in 2022 come through...
3. New York This one speaks for itself. With a population of about 8.6 million and the pedestrian population constantly at odds with the driving population, it’s no wonder 89.4 hours per year are spent dealing with traffic.
8. Atlanta, Ga. Drivers in this city have to forfeit 70.8 hours of their time per year to deal with traffic.
7. London, England Known for its famous long stretches of highways and intricate roundabouts, 73.4 hours per year can be expected to be used to deal with traffic.
10. Miami, Fla. This city known for its busy nightlife comes in at the tail end of the list with 64.8 hours per year spent in congestion.
4. San Francisco 89.4 hours per year are spent in congestion in this city with challenging roads with consistently changing elevations.
6. Sao Paulo, Brazil About 77.2 hours per year are spent in congestion in this tourist-rich city.
9. Paris The capital of France deprives its driving citizens of 65.3 hours per year spent in congestion.