Dutch GPS provider TomTom recently posted a list of the world's most traffic congested cities. Beijing came in at number 15 on the list, and many other mainland Chinese cities were included in the top 30. TomTom created the list by taking into account traffic conditions in 218 cities in 36 countries around the world. It seems that with increased car ownership in China, Chinese traffic conditions are worse than ever. In many cities on the list, drivers spend more than twice the time commuting during evening rush hour than they would in a less congested city. The worst times to drive in a city with bad traffic, however, are during morning rush hour and Friday evening rush hour.
Chongqing has the worst traffic conditions in China. The city's population has tripled since the 1990s and the roads just can't keep up. Chongqing has many rivers and mountains which means the city has numerous bridges and narrow roads, a recipe for disastrous traffic.
Here is the full list of the 30 cities with the worst traffic conditions:
1) Istanbul, Turkey
2) Mexico City, Mexico
3) Rio de Janerio, Brazil
4) Moscow, Russia
5) Salvador, Brazil
6) Recife, Brazil
7) St. Petersburg, Russia
7) Palermo, Italy (tied for 7th)
8) Bucharest, Romania
9) Warsaw, Poland
10) Los Angeles, United States
11) Taipei, China (Taiwan)
12) Chonqing, China
13) Rome, Italy
14) Tianjin, China
15) Beijing, China
16) Guangzhou, China
17) Marseille, France
18) Chengdu, China
19) Vancouver, Canada
20) Sydney, Australia
21) Paris, France
22) Fortaleza Brazil
24) Shanghai, China
25) Shijiazhuang, China
26) San Francisco, United States
27) Athens, Greece
28) Fuzhou, China
29) Shenyang, China
30) Hangzhou, China
Source: inews.qq.com
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Maths lesson 1. When making a list when 2 or more are ranked equally the the next position has to take into account that fact. After two cities finished equal 7th the next position should have been 9th.
Apr 08, 2015 19:30 Report Abuse
When someone told me before "Ohhh be careful, part-time work is illegal with your contract", I replied: "Yeah, so is parking on the pavement, right?" :P
Apr 08, 2015 16:48 Report Abuse
Have car/house/iphone = Have face/respect. Respected by WHO, Bill Gates? LOL Your starving cousins? LOL Sad morons. LOL
Apr 08, 2015 06:41 Report Abuse
Yeah they'd rather waste 2hrs getting home at rush hr in their benz
Apr 10, 2015 17:50 Report Abuse