Dubai is officially one of the best cities in the world for traffic
Dubai is officially one of the best cities in the world for traffic. The city has outperformed Los Angeles, London, Rome and Sydney but better in when it comes to being stuck in it.
Driving in Dubai is better than in several major cities around the globe (when it comes to being stuck in traffic).
Dubai has come in the top 100 for traffic flow, according to the 2022 traffic index report by TomTom – made public in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week.
The brand monitors congestion and traffic worldwide and analysed 390 cities across 56 countries on six continents for the report.
The study reveals that Dubai outperformed significant global cities including Los Angeles, Montreal, Sydney, Berlin, Rome, London and Milan regarding the average time needed to travel a distance of 10 kilometres in the Central Business District.
In Dubai, the journey time was recorded at 12 minutes per 10 kilometres, placing it in the top 100 in the world.
Almere in the Netherlands was ranked first, with 8 minutes per 10 kilometres, while the lowest-performing city was London with it taking 36 minutes per 10 kilometres.
In the same index, Dubai ranked well among cities, recording a time of 9 minutes per 10 kilometres in the urban area, with an average speed of 59 kilometres per hour.
This compares to the top-performing city, Greensboro in the US, with 7 minutes and 40 seconds per 10 kilometres and an average speed of 74 kilometres. Meanwhile, the lowest-performing city was Bogota in Colombia, with 24 minutes per 10 kilometres and an average speed of 19 kilometres per hour.
Traffic is only set to get better with Registrar and Transfer Agents (RTA) to ease congestion with six innovative changes planned.
Road user? Make sure you are clued up on new traffic laws in Dubai.
With Thanks Reference to: https://www.timeoutdubai.com/news/dubai-traffic-ranking
