The number of cars in a country’s vehicle fleet and the number of new registrations are a good measure of the current state of this industry. According to the July report from Andi, Last month, 16,494 new registrations were registered in the country, a sign of the resilience of the automotive sector, which has been in the red for at least a year and a half.
Traffic is probably one of the measures that determines the quality of life of people in a city. A report by TomTom, a world leader in navigation, traffic and mapping products, conducted a study on which were the most congested cities in the world last year. London ranked first in the global ranking, while Lima and Bogotá lead the list in South America.
The most congested in the world
In 2023, the average time for a 10-kilometre journey in the English capital was 37 minutes and 20 seconds, one minute more than in 2022 and almost two minutes more than in 2021, suggesting a slow but steady return to the pre-pandemic trend of steadily increasing traffic.
Followed by London are Dublin, Toronto, Milan and Lima which occupy second, third, fourth and fifth place, respectively, in the comparison of the average time it takes to travel 10 kilometers through each city.
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In Dublin, drivers take an average of 29 minutes and 30 seconds to travel 10 km. In Toronto, it takes 29 minutes to travel the same distance. In Milan, drivers take 28 minutes and 50 seconds, while in Lima, drivers take 28 minutes and 30 seconds to travel 10 km. In these four cities, drivers lose an average of one minute for every kilometer they travel due to general traffic and congestion.
How did the South Americans fare?
The capitals of Peru, Colombia and Argentina had the worst traffic records among South American cities in 2023. Added to Peru’s 10-kilometer travel figure, the time lost during rush hour in one year reached 157 hours, while in Bogotá it was 117 hours and in Buenos Aires it was 88 hours; Travel times in the last two cities reached 25 minutes and 30 seconds and 24 minutes and 30 seconds, respectively.
The top five in the region are completed by two Brazilian cities, Sao Paulo and Recife. While the capital of São Paulo recorded 23 minutes to travel 10 kilometers, in Recife it was 20 seconds less. The time a person loses each year during rush hour is 105 hours and 116 hours, respectively.
Bogotá has the second worst average speed during rush hour
At 20 kilometers per hour, the Colombian capital has the second worst record after Lima with 17 km/h. Although the worst record in the world is held by London with 14 km/h, Bogotá’s figure stands out in that cities like Athens have the same average speed, but the duration of a 10-kilometer journey is two minutes and 20 seconds shorter.
Another mobility information that TomTom offers is the ability to, through its geolocation resources, determine which hours of the day and week are the worst to take the road. In the company’s analysis, It was determined that the most critical time and day for mobility is Thursday between five and six in the afternoon.
