TomTom Research Finds Los Angeles Most Congested City in North America
Written by tomtom
Wednesday, 09 January 2013
TomTom’s latest Congestion Index shows traffic congestion pain points
in North America lie in the West
LAS VEGAS-- TomTom today announced the results of its latest Congestion Index, which
measures traffic congestion in North American cities between July and
September 2012. The third Congestion Index examines the congestion in 57
metropolitan areas with a population of more than 950,000, and found Los
Angeles continued to be the most congested city in North America. On
average, journey times in Los Angeles are 34% longer than when traffic
in the city is flowing freely and 76% longer during evening rush hour.
TomTom’s Congestion Index, including individual city reports, can be
found at www.tomtom.com/congestionindex.
“Only TomTom can pin-point traffic congestion with this level of
accuracy.”
TomTom’s Congestion Index is the world’s most accurate barometer of
congestion in urban areas. The Index is uniquely based on real travel
time data captured by vehicles driving the entire road network. TomTom’s
traffic database contains more than six trillion data measurements and
is growing by five billion measurements every day. The average
congestion level for all the North American cities analyzed between July
and September 2012 is 19%.
Other notable findings in this edition of the Congestion Index found
that the top five most congested cities lie in the west with Los Angeles
(1), Vancouver (2), San Francisco (3), Honolulu (4) and Seattle (4)
topping the list.
The top ten most congested North American cities, ranked by overall
Congestion Level, between July and September 2012 were:
1. Los Angeles (34%)
2. Vancouver (34%)
3. San Francisco (33%)
4. Honolulu (31%)
5. Seattle (27%)
6. Toronto (26%)
7. New Orleans (25%)
8. San Jose (25%)
9. Montreal (24%)
10. Chicago (24%)
“Only TomTom can pin-point traffic congestion with this level of
accuracy.” said Ralf-Peter Schäfer, Head of Traffic at TomTom.
“With access to trillions of historical data points and more than 100
million anonymous, real-time data sources, we can effectively identify
key congestion hot spots around the world. This highly accurate data
allows us to provide governments with real insight into the realities on
their roads and provide solutions that will help to reduce traffic
congestion overall.”
Notes to Editor
About the TomTom Congestion Index
The methodology used in
the Congestion Index compares travel times during non-congested periods
(free flow) with travel times in peak hours. The difference is expressed
as a percentage increase in travel time. The Index takes into account
local roads, arterials, as well as highways. All data is based on actual
GPS based measurements.
As well as assigning and ranking the overall congestion levels of 60
North American cities, the report analyses the congestion levels in
cities at different times of the day and on different days of the week.
TomTom analyzed capital cities as well as cities with a population of
over 950,000.
Individual city reports include more detailed information such as the
most congested day, time delay per year for commuters and congestion
levels on main and secondary roads.
Founded in 1991, TomTom (AEX:TOM2) is the world’s leading supplier of
in-car location and navigation products and services focused on
providing all drivers with the world’s best navigation experience.
Headquartered in Amsterdam, TomTom has over 3,500 employees and sells
its products in over 40 countries.
Our products include portable navigation devices, in-dash infotainment
systems, fleet management solutions, maps and real-time services,
including the award winning TomTom HD Traffic.
For the world’s most up-to-date route planner, including live traffic
information go to www.tomtom.com/livetraffic
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