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Where is the least amount of traffic?

The lowest among the U.S. cities measured is Greensboro, North Carolina, at 18 hours lost a year to traffic. The congestion rate on an average day in Greensboro is only 8%. The comparable time in New York City is 35%.



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Low traffic zones At the other end of the scale, we see Middlesbrough, Preston and Stoke-on-Trent as the three least traffic-ridden of the UK's larger cities. The UK's least congested big cities (with additional travel time as a percentage of expected travel time) are: Reading – 24% Portsmouth – 24%

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And our roads are getting worse every year. According to Inrix, drivers spend more time stuck on gridlocked streets in London than in any other city on the planet. In 2022, our road hogs lost a whopping 156 hours each to congestion. (Up from 148 hours in 2021, and 5 percent higher than pre-pandemic levels.)

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10 Awesome Cities With Little to No Traffic (Yes, Really)
  • Greensboro NC. Population: 301,332. ...
  • Corpus Christi, TX. Population: 317,815. ...
  • Birmingham, AL. Population: 198,989. ...
  • Lexington, KY. Population: 323,479. ...
  • Dayton OH. Population: 137,372. ...
  • Fresno CA. Population: 548,548. ...
  • Ames, IA. Population: 67,561. ...
  • Albuquerque NM.


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Data shows the UK has some of the safest roads in the world. Road traffic deaths and injuries in the UK have trended down year on year and are now at about half the level they were when I started driving in the late 90s.

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Glasgow, Scotland In the 2022 Conde Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards, Glasgow scooped the top spot for the friendliest city in the UK. Considering that the city's slogan is 'People make Glasgow', perhaps this shouldn't come as a surprise, and to many locals, it isn't.

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North Yorkshire, Cumbria and Devon are the only counties in the UK that have two National Parks in them. This makes them really desirable spots for those who like to surround themselves with wilderness and explore rural and remote places. They offer true peace and quiet to anyone who visits.

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