Top 10 cities of the world with the most traffic congestion

New Delhi: With rapid industrialization and urbanization, road traffic is increasing day by day in the cities.The honking of horns is the first sound we tend to hear in the morning in a city when we wake up.Here is a list of top 10 most traffic congested cities of the world: 1. Brussels, Belgium According to the annual INRIX Traffic Scorecard, drivers in Brussels face the worst traffic jams in the world.Public vehicles are used rarely and thus making the situation worse day by day. This major problem has occurred because the major industries and universities are located in the main city.It is also detected that the traffic lights are poor and weak and causing huge amount of accidents regularly. 2. Antwerp, the Netherlands Another city of Belgium with most traffic, drivers usually have lost 77 hours in traffic in the previous year. 3. Los Angeles, US Commuters in the City of Angels on average spend 59 hours a year sitting in traffic as opposed to times when roadways are clear – whenever that might be.4. Milan, Italy The fashion capital of the world is also one of the most traffic prone cities according to the INRIX Traffic Scorecard.The city gets mostly congested during morning and evening when people usually go and come back from work. 5. London, UK London, the famous business hub is bringing disaster to the lives of common people owing to the heavy traffic caused by freights and business vehicles.Commuters waste their precious time and also plenty of money due to excessive fuel consumption.To reduce traffic, UK Government has come with a new policy known as Congestion Zone tax where a driver is charged in a daily basis excluding public Holidays. 6. Paris, France Paris is been frowned at because of its worst traffic congestion where drivers loses up to 70 hours a year.Especially areas like ‘Rue de Rivoli,' ‘Blvd de Sevastopol/Strasbourg,' ‘Blvd Saint-Germain,' ‘Ave de Flandre is sometimes worst during rush hours, and tourists are usually made cautious beforehand.7. Honolulu, US The famous tourist destination troubles its drivers the most by wasting around 42 hours last year in excessive traffic congestion.Also being the international trade hub Honolulu holds around 1,586.7 people per sq. mile population average. 8. Rotterdam, the Netherlands The Overschie district of Rotterdam which borders the city ring road is designated as one of the most congested area carrying more than 150,000 vehicles daily.The gas emission and fuel consumption is also making the city acquiring de-growth in every field. 9. Manchester, UK A city with such brilliant cultural heritage would definitely attract huge masses of people from all around and thus today Manchester ranks among the third densely populated urban areas in United Kingdom.A58 Manchester in sudden is a traffic congestion prone area. 10. San Francisco, US Being a financial and cultural hub the city has therefore turned out to be one of the densely settled cities of California.And ultimately the result is 25 percent increase in traffic congestion compared to last year. It has been found that the most congested area in San Francisco is the San Francisco-Oakland area which is also considered as one of second most congested area in the country where a commuter usually waste around 67 hours in a year struck in traffic.

Top 10 cities of the world with the most traffic congestion

New Delhi: With rapid industrialization and urbanization, road traffic is increasing day by day in the cities.The honking of horns is the first sound we tend to hear in the morning in a city when

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