Of the 784 European cities analyzed, Moskva topped the list as the most congested in Európa for the second year in a row, where drivers spent 91 hours last year in traffic congestion at peak hours. At the global city level, Los Angeles topped the list of the world’s most gridlock cities, with drivers spending on average 102 peak hours in congestion, followed by Moskva (91 hodiny), New York (91 hodiny), Sao Paulo (86 hodiny) a San Francisco (83 hodín). Londýn v rebríčku 7th out of the 1,360 cities analysed, after Bogota na 6th where drivers spent 75 peak hours in congestion last year.
INRIX 2017 Global Traffic Scorecard analyzed and ranked the impact of traffic congestion in 1,360 cities – 296 more than last year – across 38 countries worldwide; the largest ever study of its kind.
– The UK ranked in the top ten most congested countries in the world, the third most congested in Európa za Rusko a Turecko
Table 1: INRIX 2017 Traffic Scorecard – UK’s 10 Most Congested Major Cities / Large Urban Areas
Hodnosť |
City |
Vrchol |
INRIX |
priemerný |
Spolu |
Spolu |
1 |
Londýn |
74 |
14.1 |
13% |
£2,430 |
£ 9.5bn |
2 |
manchester |
39 |
6.8 |
10% |
£1,403 |
£ 345 |
3 |
Birmingham |
36 |
6.3 |
9% |
£1,281 |
£ 632 |
4 |
Luton |
29 |
5.2 |
11% |
£1,143 |
£ 102 |
5 |
Edinburgh |
28 |
5 |
9% |
£1,155 |
£ 309 |
6= |
Bournemouth |
27 |
5.6 |
11% |
£1,225 |
£ 121 |
6= |
Bristol |
27 |
4.7 |
9% |
£1,028 |
£ 225 |
8 |
Newcastle |
24 |
4.2 |
7% |
£991 |
£ 139 |
9 |
Coventry |
23 |
3.9 |
7% |
£905 |
£ 140 |
10 |
Liverpool |
20 |
4.1 |
9% |
£1,101 |
£ 273 |
INRIX 2017 Traffic Scorecard Provides In-Depth City Congestion Analysis
Collected from 300 million connected cars and devices, data included in the 2017 INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard reveals congestion at different times of the day and across different parts of the road network. For example, the report shows traffic in city centres compared to vehicles coming in and out of a city, as well as the differences in congestion experienced across peak and off-peak hours, and at weekends. Insights for the UK include:
Peak Congestion Insights
- Londýn was the worst city for congestion in the UK in peak hours, with drivers spending an average of 13% of their total drive time in congestion.
- manchester was the second worst city for time spent in congestion during peak hours, with drivers spending 39 peak hours in gridlock and an average of 10% of their total drive time stuck in traffic.
City Centre Insights
- Peak hours in Central London were the worst time and place for drivers in the capital, where they spent an average of 23% of their time in congestion at an average speed of just under 5 mph.
- Of all the major UK city centres, Londýn was the busiest to get around during peak hours.
- Speeds fell by 81% (20 mph to 3.9 mph) in the centre of Londýn during daytime hours when congestion was at its worst, and by 83% (22 mph to 3.7 mph) in the evening during the worst periods.
Driving in to and out of City Insights
- Travelling into and out of Londýn at peak hours, drivers spent 16% of their time in congestion with an average speed of 12.8 mph.
- manchester sa pripojí Londýn as the hardest city to get into or out of during peak hours, with drivers also stuck in gridlock for 16% of the time.
Obchodný vplyv
- Businesses suffered the most from traffic in Londýn with daytime congestion within the city occurring 17% of the time on average.
- Businesses in the city centres of Luton a Edinburgh also suffered from congestion, with drivers sitting in traffic 12% of the time during the day.
Weekend Insights
- Londýn had the highest weekend congestion rates of 13% of drive time, but drivers cruised at their slowest (5.1 mph) in Liverpool.
britský Most Congested Roads
As part of the 2017 Global Traffic Scorecard, INRIX identified the UK’s most congested roads as well as the worst time to travel. London roads were busiest during the evening rush-hour, with the A406 from Chiswick Roundabout to Hanger Lane identified as the UK’s most congested road. Motorists there spent a total of 56 hours in congestion in 2017. Outside of the capital, the A34 from Robin Hood Lanein Birmingham was the most congested road – the 4th worst congested in the UK – with drivers each spending 44 hours in gridlock last year.
Tabuľka 2: INRIX 2017 Global Traffic Scorecard – Londýn Top 5 Most Congested Roads in 2017
Hodnosť |
cestné |
od |
na |
najhorší |
Spolu |
1 |
A406 |
A205 Chiswick Roundabout |
A40 Hangar Lane |
PM |
56 |
2 |
A23 |
Kennington Park |
Norbury Station |
PM |
50 |
3 |
A4200 / A4 |
Russellovo námestie |
New Fetter Lane |
AM |
47 |
4 |
Earls Court Road |
Kensington High St |
A308 |
AM |
42 |
5 |
A406 |
Finchley Road |
Colney Hatch Lane |
PM |
42 |
Tabuľka 3: INRIX 2017 Global Traffic Scorecard –Top 10 UK Most Congested Roads outside of Londýn v 2017
Hodnosť |
City |
cestné |
od |
na |
najhorší |
Spolu |
1 |
Birmingham |
A34 |
Robin Hood Lane |
A41 |
PM |
44 |
2 |
Birmingham |
A34 |
A4540 |
A41 |
PM |
42 |
3 |
Leeds |
A657 |
A658 |
Victoria Street |
PM |
40 |
4 |
Leeds |
A638 |
B6117 |
A644 |
PM |
36 |
5 |
manchester |
A56 |
Northumberland St |
A6044 |
PM |
33 |
6 |
Newcastle |
A19 |
A189 |
A191 |
PM |
33 |
7 |
Belfast |
A1 |
Bruce St |
A512 |
PM |
32 |
8 |
manchester |
A6 |
A523 |
B6171 |
PM |
32 |
9 |
Birmingham |
A461 |
new Road |
A4123 |
PM |
32 |
10 |
manchester |
A580 / A6 |
Blackfriars Road |
Worsley Road |
PM |
30 |
UK vs. Európa: How do we Measure Up?
Of the 784 European cities analysed, Moskva topped the list as the most congested in Európa for the second year in a row, where drivers spent 91 hours last year in traffic congestion at peak hours. Drivers in Moskva spent over 26% of their total drive time (peak and non-peak hours) in congestion. Londýn (74 hours) is second on the list of Európe most congested major cities, followed by Paríž (69 hodiny), Istanbul (59 hours) with Krasnodar (57 hours) rounding out the top five.
Tabuľka 4: INRIX 2017 Global Traffic Scorecard – 10 Most Congested Major Cities in Európa v 2017
Hodnosť |
City |
Krajina |
Vrchol |
INRIX |
priemerný |
1 |
Moskva |
Rusko |
91 |
20.1 |
32% |
2 |
Londýn |
UK |
74 |
14.1 |
20% |
3 |
Paríž |
Francúzsko |
69 |
13.1 |
21% |
4 |
Istanbul |
Turecko |
59 |
12.2 |
25% |
5 |
Krasnodar |
Rusko |
57 |
12.4 |
31% |
6 |
Saint Petersburg |
Rusko |
54 |
11.6 |
26% |
7 |
Zurich |
Švajčiarsko |
51 |
9.2 |
29% |
8 |
Mníchov |
Nemecko |
51 |
9.1 |
27% |
9 |
Sochi |
Rusko |
48 |
10.9 |
28% |
10 |
Nižnij Novgorod |
Rusko |
48 |
10.2 |
26% |
How the UK Compares to Cities & Countries Worldwide
At the global city level, Los Angeles topped the list of the world’s most gridlock cities, with drivers spending on average 102 peak hours in congestion in 2017, followed by Moskva (91 hodiny), New York (91 hodiny), Sao Paulo (86 hodiny) a San Francisco (83 hodín). Londýn v rebríčku 7th out of the 1,360 cities analysed, after Bogota na 6th where drivers spent 75 peak hours in congestion last year.
Poradie 2017 (2016 |
Globálne mesto |
Krajina |
Kontinent |
2017 Vrchol |
Percentuálny podiel |
1 (1) |
Los Angeles |
USA |
Severná Amerika |
102 |
12.2% |
2 (2) |
Moskva |
Rusko |
Európa |
91 |
25.8% |
2 (3) |
New York |
USA |
Severná Amerika |
91 |
12.5% |
4 (5) |
Sao Paulo |
brazil |
Južná Amerika |
86 |
21.9% |
5 (4) |
San Francisco |
USA |
Severná Amerika |
79 |
12.0% |
6 (6) |
Bogota |
Kolumbia |
Južná Amerika |
75 |
30.4% |
7 (7) |
Londýn |
UK |
Európa |
74 |
13.1% |
8 (8) |
Atlanta |
USA |
Severná Amerika |
70 |
10.0% |
9 (9) |
Paríž |
Francúzsko |
Európa |
79 |
12.9% |
10 (11) |
Bangkok |
Thailand |
Ázie |
64 |
23% |
Of the 38 countries covered by the INRIX 2017 Global Traffic Scorecard, Thailandlead with the highest average hours spent in peak congestion (56 in 2017), outranking Indonézia (51 hodiny) a Columbia (49 hours), followed by Venezuela (42) and joint 5th bol USA a Rusko on 42 hours. The UK was 10th in the global ranking, 3rdamongst developed nations, and the 3rd most congested in Európa za Ruskoa Turecko.
Tabuľka 6: INRIX 2017 Global Traffic Scorecard – 10 Most Congested Countries in the World in 2017
Poradie 017 (2016 Rank) |
Krajina |
Kontinent (Europe Ranking) |
2017 Peak Hours |
1 (1) |
Thailand |
Ázie |
56 |
2 (2) |
Indonézia |
Ázie |
51 |
3 (2) |
Kolumbia |
Južná Amerika |
49 |
4 (6) |
Venezuela |
Južná Amerika |
42 |
5 (4) |
Rusko |
Európa (1) |
41 |
5 (5) |
USA |
Severná Amerika |
41 |
7 (8) |
brazil |
Južná Amerika |
36 |
8 (7) |
Južná Afrika |
Afrika |
36 |
9 (10) |
Turecko |
Európa (2) |
32 |
10 (11) |
UK |
Európa (3) |
31 |
Good data is the first step in tackling congestion. Applying big data to create intelligent transportation systems will be key to solving urban mobility problems. INRIX data and analytics on traffic, parking and population movement help city planners and engineers make data-based decisions to prioritize spending in order to maximize benefits and reduce costs now and for the future.
The key findings of the INRIX 2017 Traffic Scorecard provide a quantifiable benchmark for governments and cities across the world to measure progress to improve urban mobility and track the impact of spending on smart city initiatives.
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- Full INRIX 2017 Global Traffic Scorecard report including all rankings for the UK, Európa a globálne.
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