The UK capital, London, has officially been named the slowest city for sailing in 2023, according to a report by positioning experts in Amsterdam. The average driving speed in London during rush hour is only 14 km/h.

Netherlands-based geolocation technology company TomTom (TOM2) released its latest report last month, providing an in-depth look at transportation trends in 2023 in 387 cities in 55 countries. The traffic index is based on more than 600 million in-car navigation systems and smartphones. For each city (including city centers and wider metropolitan areas), TomTom calculates the average travel time per kilometer based on the time it would take to travel millions of kilometers covering the entire network in 2023.

Two Indian cities feature in top 10

TomTom’s analysis involved calculating the average travel time per kilometer for each city based on extensive data collected from millions of kilometers of road networks covered through 2023. Two Indian cities, Bengaluru and Pune, have also joined the list of cities with the worst traffic. TomTom featured prominently in the survey results. Bengaluru ranks sixth with an average driving time of 28 minutes and 10 seconds per 10 kilometers.

Meanwhile, Pune ranked seventh with a recorded driving time of 27 minutes and 50 seconds for the same distance. The report highlighted that September 27 was the worst day for travel in Bengaluru, with the average travel time for a 10-km journey being 32 minutes. Pune saw peak congestion on September 8 and it took around 34 minutes to cover the same distance.

Average speed drops

The trends for 2023 confirm the general decrease in average speeds in most cities: of the 387 cities analyzed by the Traffic Index, average speeds have remained unchanged in 82 cities and in 77 average speeds are higher than before (and therefore journey times are longer) short) years. The remaining 228 cities saw a decrease in average speeds. In London and Dublin, the two cities with the lowest average speeds, travel time for a 6-mile trip has increased by more than 1 minute compared with 2022 – only 7 cities in the world have seen average travel times increase by 1 minute or more. 6 mile journey.

Gasoline and fuel consumption costs

Increased gasoline costs and fuel consumption due to longer journey times have a noticeable impact on the budgets of motorists who must use their cars to get to work every day. Of the 351 cities where TomTom aggregates fuel prices, more than 60% saw average fuel budgets increase by 15% or more between 2021 and 2023. Increased consumption will naturally have a direct impact on average CO2 emissions per vehicle.

“With more than half of the world’s population living in urban areas, traffic congestion and its economic, ecological and health consequences have become an urgent problem,” said Ralf-Peter Schäfer, Vice President of Transportation at TomTom. “Planning for the future of urban areas Critical for ongoing traffic management. Big data is being used in large urban areas to plan infrastructure and development to alleviate traffic congestion.”