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It was also quieter on the roads last year than before the coronavirus outbreak. But that will not remain the case, the roads will become busier again when the corona restrictions are lifted, navigation maker TomTom expects. According to the company, this pressure can be divided by flexible working hours and by continuing to work from home every now and then.

The amount of traffic around the major cities was 12 percent less last year than in 2019. During rush hour, the roads were 30 percent quieter.

The busiest place in the Netherlands is Haarlem. Those who travel there need an average of 28 percent extra travel time. This means that for a journey that would normally take an hour, people are on average more than fifteen minutes longer. The Hague is second, followed by Groningen and Leiden. Apeldoorn has risen to fifth place. According to TomTom, this is due to work on the A50 motorway. Apeldoorn had thirty "extremely busy" days last year, ten times as many as Amsterdam. The capital is in XNUMXth place.

Worldwide, Istanbul in Turkey is the busiest city. A journey that would take an hour on empty streets takes more than two hours there in the evening rush hour, especially on Fridays. This is followed by Moscow (Russia) and Kiev (Ukraine). Haarlem is 103rd in the world ranking.

TomTom bases the list on information from hundreds of millions of navigation boxes, built-in systems and smartphones. The researchers are not only looking at the highways, but also at the roads in and around the cities.

TomTom also looked at CO2 emissions in Amsterdam, London, Paris and Berlin. In proportion, Amsterdam is the least polluting city of the four. The average petrol car in Amsterdam emits almost 16 kilos of CO2 per 100 kilometres. In Berlin it is 18,5 kilos, in London 22 kilos and in Paris 23 kilos. According to TomTom, this is because the roads in Amsterdam are efficiently designed. Motorists can continue driving fairly smoothly and have to brake and accelerate less often.

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