10 cities in the world with the biggest traffic jams
Traditionally, the city with the biggest traffic jams is Sao Paulo. It was there that in 2008 the longest traffic jam in the world was recorded - 265 km. Experts from the Dutch company TomTom approached the study differently: they compared the time that a driver spends on the same road under normal conditions and during peak hours. The results were unexpected. Yes. We are first.
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1. Moscow, Russia. Occupancy rate: 74%. Time in traffic jams per year: 128 hours.
2. Istanbul, Türkiye. Occupancy rate: 62%. Time in traffic jams per year: 120 hours.
3. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Occupancy rate: 55%. Time in traffic jams per year: 114 hours.
4. Mexico City, Mexico. Occupancy rate: 54%. Time in traffic jams per year: 107 hours.
5. Sao Paulo, Brazil. Occupancy rate: 46%. Time in traffic jams per year: 102 hours.
6. Palermo, Italy Occupancy rate: 39%. Time in traffic jams per year: 87 hours.
7. Warsaw, Poland. Occupancy rate: 39%. Time in traffic jams per year: 96 hours.
8. Rome, Italy Occupancy rate: 37%. Time in traffic jams per year: 92 hours.
9. Los Angeles, USA. Occupancy rate: 36%. Time in traffic jams per year: 90 hours.
10. Dublin, Ireland Occupancy rate: 35%. Time in traffic jams per year: 96 hours.