Best and worst 100 cities: Driving in Duesseldorf and Kolkata

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Driving in Duesseldorf, Germany is ranked as the best experience in the world, Kolkata in India the worst – and many global cities in between 100 cities tested.

Tokyo: Best city in Public Transport, Ulaanbaatar was the worst
Bern had the least congestion level, Kolkata the worst
Lagos had the cheapest gas, Hongkong the most expensive
Kolkata had the most inexpensive parking, New York the highest parking rates
Oslo had the fastest speed driving from a city to the airport, Mumbai the slowest
Calgary had the best air to breathe, Lagos had the worst air quality
Bern had the safest roads, Bangkok the most unsafe city to drive
Singapore had the best roads, Bucharest the worst
No worry about road rage in Bordeaux but be extremely on the guard in St. Petersburg

A study by a German research company tried toย discover which are the best and worst cities for driving. The goal was enriching the debate around modern mobility and encouraging cities to learn from each otherโ€™s positive urban engagements and legislation.

The study examined several factors; congestion levels, public transport options, the average cost of parking, cost of fuel, average speeds, levels of air pollution, accidents and fatalities, road quality and the frequency/perception of road rage. Any traffic delays or congestion caused by temporary construction work was not taken into account for this study. Once all factors were researched for 100 cities, a final score was calculated for each.

The overall top 100 cities for driving are:

  1. Duesseldorf, Germany
  2. Dubai, UAE
  3. Zurich, Switzerland
  4. Tokyo, Japan
  5. Basel, Switzerland
  6. Singapore, Singapore
  7. Dortmund, Germany
  8. Vienna, Austria
  9. Munich, Germany
  10. Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  11. Bern, Switzerland
  12. Stuttgart, Germany
  13. Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  14. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  15. Helsinki, Finland
  16. Seattle, Washington, USA
  17. Frankfurt, Germany
  18. Amsterdam, Netherlands
  19. Perth, Australia
  20. Essen, Germany
  21. Madrid, Spain
  22. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  23. San Antonio, Texas, USA
  24. Geneva, Switzerland
  25. Hamburg, Germany
  26. Stockholm, Sweden
  27. Marseille, France
  28. Prague, Czech Republic
  29. Graz, Austria
  30. Rotterdam, Netherlands
  31. Berlin, Germany
  32. Barcelona, Spain
  33. Cologne, Germany
  34. Birmingham, UK
  35. Bremen, Germany
  36. Seoul, South Korea
  37. Oslo, Norway
  38. Glasgow, UK
  39. Bordeaux, France
  40. Auckland, New Zealand
  41. Austin, Texas, USA
  42. Toulouse, France
  43. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  44. Edinburgh, UK
  45. Brisbane, Australia
  46. London, UK
  47. Wellington, New Zealand
  48. Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
  49. Liverpool, UK
  50. Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  51. Paris, France
  52. Chicago, Illinois, USA
  53. Tallinn, Estonia
  54. Budapest, Hungary
  55. Melbourne, Australia
  56. San Diego, California, USA
  57. Adelaide, Australia
  58. Lisbon, Portugal
  59. Manchester, UK
  60. Tel Aviv, Israel
  61. Sydney, Australia
  62. Cape Town, South Africa
  63. Copenhagen, Denmark
  64. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  65. Miami, Florida, USA
  66. Nice, France
  67. Johannesburg, South Africa
  68. Riga, Latvia
  69. Dublin, Ireland
  70. New York, New York, USA
  71. Antwerp, Belgium
  72. Brussels, Belgium
  73. Athens,ย Greece
  74. Santiago de Chile, Chile
  75. Milan, Italy
  76. Los Angeles, California, USA
  77. Beijing, China
  78. Shanghai, China
  79. Rome, Italy
  80. Buenos Aires, Argentina
  81. Sofia, Bulgaria
  82. Hong Kong, China
  83. Warsaw, Poland
  84. Moscow, Russia
  85. Bangkok, Thailand
  86. St. Petersburg, Russia
  87. Jakarta, Indonesia
  88. Bucharest, Romania
  89. Sao Paulo, Brazil
  90. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  91. Istanbul, Turkey
  92. Mexico City, Mexico
  93. Bogota, Colombia
  94. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  95. Bangalore, India
  96. Mumbai, India
  97. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
  98. Lagos, Nigeria
  99. Karachi, Pakistan
  100. Kolkata, India

 

SOURCE: kfzteile24

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Juergen T Steinmetz

Juergen Thomas Steinmetz has continuously worked in the travel and tourism industry since he was a teenager in Germany (1977).
He founded eTurboNews in 1999 as the first online newsletter for the global travel tourism industry.

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