Problem
Traffic congestion
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Road and highway traffic congestion Nature:
When too many motor vehicles occupy the same road system, traffic slows down and may stop altogether. In industrialized countries, roads to cities often become congested as more and more people own cars. In Britain, motorway traffic doubled between 1983 and 1993.
Incidence:
In 1993, it was estimated that within a few years freight transport would increase on European roads by 70% and by 100% across EEC/EU borders. In Britain, road congestion costs businesses 15 billion pounds a year in lost time from work.
Broader Problems:
Demoralizing image of urban community identity Narrower Problems:
Air traffic congestionRail traffic congestionUrban road traffic congestionOverpopulation of shipping vesselsInterference between communications satellites Related Problems:
Road traffic noise Aggravates:
Injurious accidentsEmissions from combustion enginesInadequate public transportationEnvironmental degradation of inner city areas Strategies:
Creating appropriate transport systemsProtesting new road constructionExtending public transport availability to less-populated areasCongesting trafficDeveloping sustainable transport systems in cities Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST