The best cities for traffic, based on annual hours spent in congestion per commuter in 2017, are:
Greensboro, North Carolina: four hours.
Wichita, Kansas and Corpus Christi, Texas (tie): six hours.
Lincoln, Nebraska: seven hours.
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1 U.S. city with the worst traffic: Chicago, IL. Chicago ranked as the U.S. city with the highest traffic delays in 2022. On a global scale, the Illinois city ranked No. 2, after London in the United Kingdom.
Low traffic zonesAt 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%
Chicago ranked as the U.S. city with the highest traffic delays in 2022. On a global scale, the Illinois city ranked No. 2, after London in the United Kingdom. In Chicago, drivers lost 155 hours in 2022.
London has been ranked as the most congested city out of 1,000 cities across 50 countries, according to data from analytics firm Inrix. Inrix's annual traffic scorecard found that drivers in the UK capital spent an average of 156 hours stuck in traffic during 2022.
Hardknott Pass is considered to be one of the most challenging in the UK. It has earned this consideration due to its series of hairpin bends and the high risk of ice on the road. It is a steep, twisting, single-track road that cuts right through the heart of the Lake District between the Duddon Valley and Eskdale.
Somewhere to the east of Glasgow lies the A8(M) - but look carefully, because it's not easy to find. The A8(M) is the UK's shortest motorway, running for just over 280 metres (308 yards). It forms a link between two roundabouts at Baillieston Interchange, better known as the junction between the M8 and M73.
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.
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.)
London has been named the worst city for congestion in the world, according to the INRIX 2022 Global Traffic Scorecard. These are the roads with the biggest traffic jams: A219 Southbound between Fulham Road and Morden Hall Road. A202 Eastbound between Neathouse Place and Peckham Hill Street.