Rush Hour

RUSH HOUR How much time is wasted in traffic jams in some of the world's busiest cities? NEW YORK SYDNEY COPENHAGEN MOSCOW BEIJING RIO LONDON ISTANBUL THE LOW-CAR CITY THE TWO-CAR CITY THE CYCLING CITY THE CONGESTED CITY THE CITY OF SMOG THE TRAFFIC BLACKSPOT THE 19TH CENTURY CITY THE ANCIENT CITY POPULATION DENSITY 25,400 15,000 15,100 4,600 People per square mile 13,300 7,000 8,800 5,100 CARS PER 100 INHABITANTS 21 56 29 35 14 18 31 14 DELAY PER HOUR DRIVEN IN PEAK PERIOD 10 min COPENHAGEN 20 min 23 MIN NEW YORK 27 MIN 17 MPH 30 min AVERAGE SPEED OF TRAFFIC ACROSS A DAY 13 MPH LONDON 36 SYDNEY MIN 38 MIN 40 min 18 MPH BEIJING 23 MPH 46 MIN 50 min 8MPH RIO 59 MIN 60 min INSTANBUL 12 MPH 66 MIN 70 min 12 MPH MOSCOW 76 MIN TIME IS MONEY The cost of congestion to global city economies Cost in lost time and wasted fuel per year, US $bn ЗМРН P. ↑ P. COPENHAGEN NEW YORK LONDON SYDNEY BEIJING RIO ISTANBUL MOSCOW $1.5 $12.5 $8.5 $5 $10. $29N $2.5% $1.5 Sources: TomTom International BV, Demographia, Land Transport Authority (Singapore) and various news sources 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00