Cities With The Worst Traffic In The World
Nobody enjoys being stuck in traffic, but depending on where you live, it may be a struggle you deal with daily. But drivers in one U.S. city have it worse…
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Nobody enjoys being stuck in traffic, but depending on where you live, it may be a struggle you deal with daily. But drivers in one U.S. city have it worse than anywhere else on the planet, according to a new report. For the second year in a row, New York City has been named the most congested place to drive in the world by the INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard.
- For the annual report, INRIX looked at data from 947 urban areas in 37 countries, comparing travel delays, costs and commuting trends.
- The transportation analytics firm finds the Big Apple is the urban area with the worst traffic.
- After analyzing peak speed and free-flow speed data for the busiest corridors around the world, INRIX found that NYC drivers spent a total of 101 hours stuck in traffic jams last year.
- That time cost the city’s economy $9.1-billion, or $1,762 per driver.
- According to the research, the busiest corridor in the U.S. is I-4 W in Orlando, Florida, near Universal Orlando, with 124 hours lost in 2023.
- Here in the U.S., Chicago comes in second for the worst traffic, followed by Los Angeles, Boston and Miami. Rounding out the top 10 are Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Houston, Atlanta and Seattle.
Top 10 Cities With Highest Traffic Delay Times
- New York City (101 hours)
- London (99 hours)
- Paris (97 hours)
- Mexico City (96 hours)
- Chicago IL (96 hours)
- Istanbul (91 hours)
- Los Angeles (89 hours)
- Boston (88 hours)
- Cape Town (83 hours)
- Brisbane (74 hours)
