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Facing a backed-up Queensway and seeking to validate your road rage? Look no further.
Ottawa apparently has the third-worst traffic congestion in Canada, the 12th-worst in the Americas and the 40th-worst in the world. That’s according to a new survey released Tuesday by TomTom, a company that produces GPS technology.
The survey, based on data from 2013, found the capital’s heaviest traffic times are the Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon rush hours. During peak times, Ottawa drivers face delays of about 33 minutes per hour. With a 30-minute commute that adds up to 81 hours worth of delays in a year, or more than three full days of stopping and stalling.
The best rush-hour commutes are Monday evenings and Friday mornings, according to the report, and major non-highway roads are more congested overall than highways.
Traffic was a little heavier overall in 2013 than in 2012.
The index ranks Canada’s capital region just below New York City and just above Montreal. Vancouver, at No. 5 in the Americas, is the most congested Canadian city on the list, ranking 11th worldwide. Toronto is the second-most congested.
Taking the cake for the worst traffic congestion in the world is Moscow. Istanbul is the second-worst, followed by Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City and Sao Paulo.
TomTom, based in Amsterdam, draws anonymous data from users of its GPS software in 180 cities to create its annual traffic index.
The report trumpets itself as “the most accurate and comprehensive barometer of traffic congestion in major cities all over the world” and offers an email address for its sales department as a source for “traffic solutions.”
msmith@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/mariedanielles
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Ottawa apparently has the third-worst traffic congestion in Canada, the 12th-worst in the Americas and the 40th-worst in the world. That’s according to a new survey released Tuesday by TomTom, a company that produces GPS technology.
The survey, based on data from 2013, found the capital’s heaviest traffic times are the Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon rush hours. During peak times, Ottawa drivers face delays of about 33 minutes per hour. With a 30-minute commute that adds up to 81 hours worth of delays in a year, or more than three full days of stopping and stalling.
The best rush-hour commutes are Monday evenings and Friday mornings, according to the report, and major non-highway roads are more congested overall than highways.
Traffic was a little heavier overall in 2013 than in 2012.
The index ranks Canada’s capital region just below New York City and just above Montreal. Vancouver, at No. 5 in the Americas, is the most congested Canadian city on the list, ranking 11th worldwide. Toronto is the second-most congested.
Taking the cake for the worst traffic congestion in the world is Moscow. Istanbul is the second-worst, followed by Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City and Sao Paulo.
TomTom, based in Amsterdam, draws anonymous data from users of its GPS software in 180 cities to create its annual traffic index.
The report trumpets itself as “the most accurate and comprehensive barometer of traffic congestion in major cities all over the world” and offers an email address for its sales department as a source for “traffic solutions.”
msmith@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/mariedanielles
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