Bengaluru

traffic

Bengalureans

TomTom

Most Traffic Congested City

Mumbai

took the top spot in 2019 with drivers in the southern Indian city spending an average of 71% extra travel time stuck inOn an average,driving during peak hours spend an extra 243 hours, i.e., 10 days, 3 hours in traffic each year according to the 9th edition of the annualTraffic Index, which is based on statistical analysis.Bengaluru experiences the worst traffic jams in the world, thereby acquiring the dubious epithet of the '' amongst the 416 cities across 57 countries featured in the index.The TomTom Traffic Index 2019 also revealed that Bengaluru faced the most traffic jams on 20th August with 103 pc congestion (the highest average daily congestion), while the lowest congestion (30%) was recorded on 6th April. The index also shows that the travelling in Bengaluru after 8pm on Fridays could save up to 5 hours per year (for a 30 minute commute).The other Indian cities featured amongst the top 10 most congested cities globally includeat 4th position with 65% congestion (same as the traffic congestion level in 2018) followed by Pune at 5th position with 59% congestion, and New Delhi at 8th position with 56% congestion levels. As a result, a majority (40%) of the 10 most congested cities in list are from India.