Last year motorists in Leiden had the most traffic delays in the Netherlands. That is what TomTom says in an annual report on traffic congestion in the world, the Traffic Index. On average someone in Leiden has 30 percent extra travel time. During rush hour, motorists in Leiden took an average of 18 minutes longer over a half-hour drive in the past year.
Leiden is followed by The Hague (28 percent extra travel time) and Haarlem and Nijmegen, with 27 percent extra travel time. The additional travel time in Amsterdam and Arnhem is 26 percent. Rotterdam, Groningen, Utrecht and Eindhoven are also in the top 10.
Last year, The Hague was the city with the most delays in the Netherlands, with 28 percent extra travel time. So that has remained the same. In twelve of the seventeen cities examined, the percentage of traffic congestion has risen, with Nijmegen as the biggest increase. The extra travel time there increased by 5 percent, says TomTom. In the other cities, the percentage has remained the same or has fallen slightly.
Situation the Netherlands is not too bad
With an average of 30 percent extra travel time, Leiden does not occupy a ‘top position’ in Europe, and the Netherlands is doing pretty well. Leiden is the first Dutch city in 75th place on the European rankings list, number 131 worldwide.
Moscow is the city with the most delay in Europe: motorists have on average 59 percent more travel time, followed by Istanbul (55 percent), Kiev (53 percent), Bucharest (52 percent) and St. Petersburg (49 percent). Other major cities such as Paris (39 percent), Rome (38), Brussels (38) and London (38) are in places 14, 15 and 16 of the European rankings.
Worldwide, most motorists are delayed in Bangalore, India: a driver has on average 71 percent extra travel time there, just like in the Filipino capital Manila. In the US, with 42 percent extra travel time, Los Angeles is the most congested city.
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