Do you know which is the most congested city in SA? You will be surprised!
For as long as anyone can remember, Johannesburg has held the reputation as South Africa’s traffic nightmare capital, and it was no surprise when TomTom confirmed this notion in 2012. But was anyone actually expecting the Mother City to eventually take the lead? Surprise! That just happened.
TomTom just finished compiling its 2013 data and the results show that Cape Town is now South Africa’s most congested city (and after last week’s bad weather, we believe that). The latest report showed that congestion increased in all six South African cities that were measured, with the country-wide rating rising to 21%. In global terms, Cape Town emerged as the world’s 33rd most congested city (from 138 measured) while Joburg was ranked 48th.
Here is a list of the world’s worst traffic according to data compiled by TomTom:
1. Moscow – 74%
2. Istanbul – 62%
3. Rio de Janeiro – 55%
4. Mexico City – 54%
5. Sao Paulo – 46%
6. Palermo – 39%
7. Warsaw – 39%
8. Rome – 37%
9. Los Angeles – 36%
10. Dublin – 35%
This is how cities in SA compare:
33. Cape Town – 27%
48. Johannesburg – 25%
65. East London – 22%
73. Pretoria – 22%
98. Durban – 18%
134. Bloemfontein – 12%
(Source: IOL Motoring)