This City Has The Worst Traffic Congestion, Bengaluru Spent 132 Hours In Traffic (image-freepic)
As per the reports by Amsterdam-based location technology specialist Tomtom, the UK capital London tops the list of slowest cities to drive through 2023 in the world, with an average speed of 14km/hr in rush hour. Two cities in India too have been listed with the worst traffic.
Bengaluru is listed as the sixth most congested city in the world. Other than Bengaluru, Pune is the next city that comes in the top 10 of the list. The travel time through the city in 2022 was about 30 minutes for a 10 km drive. This time has been now reduced to 28 minutes for the same distance, reports Business Today.
Meanwhile, in London, the travel time is 37 minutes and 20 seconds to cover a distance of 10 km. And this is one minute more than the estimated time in 2022 and nearly two minutes more than in 2021.
The Tomtom Traffic Index evaluated 387 cities across 55 countries on six continents by their average time, fuel costs, and carbon dioxide emissions. The Tomtom calculated the average time per kilometer required to travel to cover the millions of kilometers across the entire network in the year 2023, says NDTV.
Pune was listed as the seventh after Bengaluru city. It takes 27 minutes 50 seconds to travel in the city of Pune as per the report. Bengaluru was also named the second most congested city in 2023 after Ireland’s capital Dublin. The worst day to travel through Bengaluru last year was September 27, when the average travel time to drive 10 km was recorded at 32 minutes. However, the overall time spent in traffic was about 34 minutes to cover a distance of 10 km. The worst rush hour to travel in the city is on Fridays which is between 6 pm and 7 pm, with an average travel time of nearly 36 minutes to cover a distance of 10 km.
In Pune, which was the sixth most congested city last year, on September 8, it took 34 minutes to cover a distance of 10 km.
Delhi and Mumbai too were included as the 44th and 52nd on Tomtom traffic index. In Delhi, on average, it took 21 minutes 40 seconds to drive 10 km in 2023 and 21 minutes 20 seconds in Mumbai.
