The world’s worst cities for targeted traffic jams

Targeted traffic jams are a sure-fire way to trigger road rage.

They delay journeys, making some drivers aggressive and therefore hazardous. They waste fuel, they’re noisy and they trigger pollution.

So, where in the world fares the worst for road congestion?

Sat-nav provider TomTom reckons Istanbul in Turkey is the most congested, ranking 1^st for its clogged-up evening rush hour and the quantity of time drivers spend toiling in site visitors.

The congestion index consists of measures of travel occasions in the course of peak periods, congestion levels based on the time and day, and delays encountered throughout a 30-minute commute.

TomTom’s annual visitors index is measured annually and appears into the effect of visitors congestion in more than 200 cities around the globe.

The index revealed that, if you have to drive in the course of the evening rush hour, you can expect to spend double the time in the auto, on average, stuck in site visitors than if you ventured out at an additional point in the day.

In the UK, Belfast was identified to have the most congested roads, with an average of 104 hours a year spent in site visitors. It was followed by Manchester (94 hours) and Edinburgh (93 hours).

Verify out the worst offending cities in the UK and about the world…

Worst UK cities for time spent per annum in congestion 

1. Belfast – 104 hours


2. Manchester – 94 hours


3. Edinburgh – 93 hours


4. London – 92 hours


5. Nottingham – 85 hours


6. Brighton & Hove – 84 hours


7. Bristol – 82 hours


8. Southampton – 80 hours


9. Leicester – 79 hours


10. Leeds – 78 hours

World rankings primarily based on general congestion levels

1. Istanbul


2. Mexico City


3. Rio de Janeiro


4. Moscow


5. Salvador


6. Recife


7. St Petersburg


8. Bucharest


9. Warsaw


10. Los Angeles

The world’s worst cities for targeted traffic jams