New Delhi's the fifth-worst city to travel in

Traffic-woes brings down the optimum productivity of nearly 40 pc of commuters in the city

GN Bureau | July 2, 2010




Delhi is the amongst the worst cities in the world when it comes to traffic, says a IBM study - the ‘Commuter Pain Study’.

The study says that bad traffic affects the productivity of nearly 40 percent of the city's commuters adversely. The traffic congestion in cities across the world has increased in the last three years, the study noted.

Beijing and Mexico City scored 99 out of 100 while New Delhi is on the fifth worse countries list with a score of 81. The conclusion of the IBM is based on the traffic conditions of 20 countries all over the world interviewing 8,192 motorists.

The study also shows conditions of commuters in several cities struggling to get to and from work each day. Roadway traffic has negatively affected health of 96 percent of commuters in New Delhi. In Beijing, the capital of China, it is 95 percent.

62 percent respondents in New Delhi said in the survey that roadway traffic has negatively affected work or school performance.

India’s capital also scores badly in terms of stop-start traffic. “36 per cent of the respondents said that improved public transportation would help,” the study summarised.

The report has come at a time when New Delhi is preparing for the Commonwealth games it only shows that New Delhi is yet to achieve the highest order of transport infrastructure.

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