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Sydney Traffic Congestion Costs Drivers Over 150 Hours per Year

TomTom released the results of the TomTom Traffic Index 2016, the annual report detailing the cities around the world with the most traffic congestion.
The report has revealed that Sydney’s overall traffic congestion increased by 1 per cent on the previous year, despite falling nine places to rank 30th in the global traffic congestion ranking.
This surge in Sydney’s traffic can be attributed to an increase in the afternoon peak period, with congestion for the evening rising from 64 per cent to 65 per cent over the last year.
Sydneysiders are still facing the worst traffic across the major Australian cities. Sydney drivers spend an extra 39 minutes’ in the car during the morning and afternoon peak, compared with just 31 minutes in Melbourne and 26 minutes in Brisbane.
Taco van der Leij, VP Marketing at TomTom Telematics, said: “Businesses with employees on the road in congested cities could clearly benefit from smart methods to cope with the effect of traffic. Customers using our WEBFLEET fleet management solution are already taking a first step towards this with access to a wide range of tools to help make better decisions for their fleets. Through more intelligent routing and job scheduling, telematics can optimise traffic flow, meaning vehicles spend less time on the road, and by being able to tap into TomTom’s world class Traffic Services they are able to further reduce travel times.”
Business owners can find out more about the TomTom Traffic Index, and discover where their home city ranks at www.tomtom.com/trafficindex. There’s also helpful advice on beating traffic congestion, as well as independent analysis. And, for the first time, a selection of ‘Profile Cities’ provide insight into what they are doing to improve mobility.
Road authorities and local governments can use TomTom’s traffic data to better manage traffic flow during the rush hour. We can help businesses plan smarter working hours to help their employees avoid travelling during rush hour. And we give drivers the real-time traffic information and smart routing they need to avoid congested roads and get to where they want to be, faster.
Put simply, the Congestion Level percentage is the extra travel time a driver will experience when compared to an uncongested situation. To illustrate, an overall congestion level of 36% means that an average trip made takes 36% longer than it would under uncongested conditions.

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