These Cities Have The Worst Traffic in the World Says a New Index
Jakarta is the worst city in the world for traffic jams, according to new index created by motor oil company Castrol. Drivers in the Indonesian capital are stopping and starting their cars 33,240 times per year on the road, a Castrol study found. Relying on information from TomTom navigation devices in 78 countries, the index used an algorithm to determine the number of times a car started and stopped per kilometer, then multiplied it by the average annual driving distance in the country. , After Jakarta, the worst cities for traffic jams are Istanbul, Turkey Mexico City, Mexico Surabaya, Indonesia and St. Petersburg, Russia. No American cities appeared in the top ten. Read next 9 out of 10 Chinese Cities Fail Pollution Test, Listen to the most important stories of the day.