Istanbul is Europe’s most congested city

By News Desk; published on October 11, 2012 at 7:24 am

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The TomTom Congestion Index

According to GPS navigation provider, TomTom, Istanbul is now Europe’s most congested city.

On average, journey times in Istanbul are 57% longer than when traffic in the city is flowing freely and 84% longer during morning rush hour.

TomTom’s traffic database contains over six trillion data measurements and is growing by five billion measurements every day.

1. Istanbul 57%
2. Warsaw 45%
3. Marseille 42%
4. Palermo 40%
5. Rome 34%
6. Paris 34%
7. Stuttgart 33%
8. Brussels 33%
9. Hamburg 32%
10. Stockholm 30%

58 European cities were included in the survey which ran from April and June 2012.

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News Tags: Driving, Europe, GPS, Istanbul, Motor, TomTom, Turkey.

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