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These Cities Have The Worst Rush Hour Traffic In The World

These Cities Have The Worst Rush Hour Traffic In The World
Seven of the world's 15 worst cities for traffic are in the US.
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Using data from the 2023 INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard — which ranked global cities based on the average number of hours lost to traffic congestion per driver, when driving during peak commute hours compared to during off-peak hours — Visual Capitalist mapped the world's worst cities for rush hour traffic.

The city with the worst rush hour congestion overall is New York City, where the average driver spent 101 hours in a traffic jam in 2023. Following behind are London (99 hours), Paris (97 hours), Mexico City (98) and Chicago (98).

Of the 15 worst cities for traffic worldwide, seven are found in the US.

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worst cities for rush hour traffic

Via Visual Capitalist.

Comments

  1. m hennessey 2 days ago

    Obviously you’ve never been to Toronto... useless article

  2. Frank_H 2 days ago

    I guess they don't make plans in India. I've been waiting traffic queues for 3 hours for trips that should have taken 20 mins. Mumbai has been work with Dehli being close. I've even been in queues at 2.00am from the airport.


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