Find the most congested cities in the world

Traffic jam is really an experience no one wants. The feeling of tens of minutes of walking . half a meter can really make many people want to play "crazy".

But the city is the least congested in the world

But leave the story of the traffic jam forever, do you want to join us in searching for cities where the traffic jams are just . small things, or at least not causing people to "outrage?"

1. Kansas (Missouri, USA) - 11%

Kansas City is one of the cities with the lowest traffic congestion in the world. According to data from Tom Tom, Kansas City has an average of 11% blockage of highways between highways and inner streets.

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Intersection system helps limit traffic jams in Kansas.

This number is calculated based on the difference between the time spent running a road at rush hour and off-peak. For example, when a 30-minute road is gone, for a traffic jam of 11%, you will lose 33 minutes.

In Kansas, even when going to the inner city during rush hour, traffic congestion is only about 19%, meaning that it will take about 6 minutes to complete a normal road that takes 30 minutes. This number is 3% when traveling on the highway.

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The path of "wandering" in Kansas.

Kansas is the largest city in Missouri state and ranks 23rd in area across the United States. In addition, a streamlined intersection system also makes it easier to move around in this city.

Besides, the US is also a country with many big cities with the lowest traffic jams such as Richmond (11%), Cleveland (11%), Indianapolis (12%) .

2. Almere (Netherlands) - 11%

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Almere is also one of the cities with the lowest traffic congestion in the world (11%). In particular, the average level of traffic congestion at inner streets only falls to 15%.

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The reason is that Almere is one of the 10 largest cities in the Netherlands, so it has received a lot of attention and investment in transport infrastructure. In addition, the modern public transport system also contributes to reducing traffic jams for the city with a relatively large population density - 1,500 people / km 2 .

3. Tampere (Finland) - 13%

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A neighborhood in Tampere at night .

The city of Tampere has a slightly higher level of obstruction - 13% - but still belongs to the "easy to breathe" row . At rush hour, at the inner city routes, the traffic congestion rate here is only 21% - that is, you spend about 10 minutes to move all the normal roads lasting 30 minutes.

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Tempere is the most densely populated city in the Nordic countries but the population density is not too great - only about 425 people / km 2 . Therefore, the small traffic jam level of this city is completely understandable.

4. Bilbao (Spain) - 13%

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Even at the best time in Bilbao in Bilbao, it only takes 11 minutes to go all the way to the usual 30 minutes, because the traffic jam is about 22%.

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This is the 10th city in Spain in terms of area, and is also the 5th most populous city here. However, the city has many road and rail routes, and a modern public transport system helps reduce traffic, and obviously reduces congestion.

5. Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) - 14%

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As the financial center of a country . without a shortage of money thanks to abundant oil, it is no surprise that Abu Dhabi is among the cities with the lowest congestion rate, despite its population density. number is not small (more than 900 people / km 2 ).

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The roads in Abu Dhabi may be crowded, but rarely blocked.

The city has a normal traffic congestion rate of 14%, in which the "most trapped" time is only spending 11 minutes more for people to go through the usual 30-minute journey.

* Traffic congestion parameters are calculated from the Tom Tom - online traffic congestion measurement page worldwide *.