Bengaluru and Pune Among Top 10 Most Congested Cities in the World; Check Details
Bengaluru and Pune have been ranked among the 10 most congested cities in the world
Bengaluru and Pune have been ranked on the world’s most congested cities list according to the TomTom Traffic Index 2023. Based on the extremely high average travel times, the cities rank sixth and seventh respectively. Bengaluru has averaged 28 minutes and 10 seconds per 10 kilometers, while Pune follows closely at 27 minutes and 50 seconds. This puts them among the most traffic-affected cities in the world, indicating the problems that these centers of population face as far as road infrastructure and congestion are concerned.
TomTom Traffic Index Overview by Country
The 2023 TomTom Traffic Index surveyed 387 cities around the world to gauge yearly traffic congestion. The index shows how long it takes to cover 10 kilometers in every city and gives insights into how traffic congestion has affected the loss of time per year and the average travel speed.
A Closer Look at Bengaluru and Pune’s Congestion Levels
Bengaluru and Pune are the most congested cities in India:
Bengaluru: The city faces a congestion level of 63%, where commuters lose around 132 hours per year in traffic and the average speed is an abysmally slow 18 km/h.
Pune: Better than Bengaluru, Pune faces a congestion level of 57%, with an estimated approximate loss of 128 hours a year and an average speed of 19 km/h.
Check Tom Tom’s Full World’s Most Congested Cities Ranking 2023 List Here:
The Most Congested City in the World: London
Coming at number one, London, UK takes an average of 37 minutes and 20 seconds per 10 kilometers, recording a congestion level of 45%. The time lost to congestion in London counts up to as high as 148 hours per year, with an average speed of 14 km/h.
Implications of TOM TOM Traffic Index
The average speeds within various cities in the 2023 index had dipped marginally. The index also reflected that 82 cities have not lost a speck of their average speed over the years. Studying how people, goods, and services move, TomTom Traffic Index really is hailing better road infrastructure to ease traffic bottlenecks across the world.
This data may wake up places like Bengaluru and Pune to invest in better transport solutions to ease the traffic and improve the standard of living of their residents.
