For the years, we knew this, but now it is official. Mumbai is on the top of the list of Worst City to drive in the world. As per the survey 2019 Driving Cities Index conducted by Mister Auto, Mumbai and Kolkata are in the bottom ranks of Best and Worst cities to drive in the world.
The study was focused on 100 cities from different parts of the world. While conducting the survey, they considered various factors including traffic congestion, safety while driving, cost of fuel & vehicle as well as many others.
This study signifies the best and the worst part of traveling across different places. The researchers have also provided scores against each parameter through this study. Therefore, it yields an accurate rating of the cities.
Key Findings of the 2019 Driving Cities Index:
Here are some other findings of the 2019 Driving Cities Index.
Costs
– Most expensive cities for parking for 2 hours (price):
1. Sydney ($39.23)
2. New York ($38.54)
3. Brisbane ($30.87)
– Least expensive cities for parking for 2 hours (price):
1. Mumbai ($0.45)
2. Kolkata ($0.61)
3. Lagos ($0.63)
– Most affordable petrol (score):
1. Boston (100)
2. Dubai (99.89)
3. San Antonio (99.7)
– Least affordable petrol (score):
1. Ulaanbaatar (1.00)
2. Kolkata and Mumbai (9.18)
– Most affordable annual road tax (score):
1. Miami and Orlando (100)
2. Philadelphia (99.86)
– Least affordable annual road tax (score):
1. Copenhagen (1.00)
2. Mumbai (39.12)
3. Sao Paulo (49.87)
Safety
– Most incidents of road rage (score):
1. Ulaanbaatar (99.12)
2. Moscow (98.46)
3. Karachi (98.13)
– Least amount of road rage incidents (score):
1. Osaka (1.00)
2. Tokyo (2.54)
3. Singapore (2.65)
– Highest fatality rate (per 100,000 inhabitants):
1. Lagos (26.20)
2. Orlando (23.40)
3. Mumbai (22.6)
– Lowest fatality rate (per 100,000 inhabitants):
1. Manchester (0.80)
2. Stockholm (0.90)
3. Oslo (1.00)
Infrastructure
– Highest air quality (score):
1. Brisbane (100)
2. Salvador (99.53)
3. Stockholm (98.55)
– Lowest air quality (score):
1. Lagos (1.00)
2. Karachi (25.09)
3. Beijing (26.05).
– Most cars per capita:
1. Athens (0.77)
2. Seattle (0.68)
3. Turin (0.67)
– Least cars per capita:
1. Karachi and Kolkata (0.05)
2. Tel Aviv (0.07)
– Best daily average congestion (score):
1. Malmo and El Paso (100)
2. Detroit (99.54)
– Worst daily average congestion (score):
1. Mumbai (1.00)
2. Kolkata (55.17)
3. Ulaanbaatar (62.95)
– Best road quality (score):
1. Geneva, Zurich, and Basel (100)
– Worst road quality (score):
1. Lagos (1.00)
2. Bogota (59.31)
3. Rio de Janeiro (59.70)
– Best public transport (score):
1. New York (100)
2. Singapore (99.86)
3. Tokyo (98.89)
– Worst public transport (score):
1. Karachi (1.00)
2. Bogota (16.94)
3. El Paso (60.77)
– Best city speed sample (score):
1. Calgary (100)
2. Glasgow (95.24)
3. Seattle (94.08)
– Worst city speed sample (score):
1. Mumbai (1.00)
2. London (28.80)
3. Kolkata (28.99).
– Highest average car age:
1. Mumbai, Kolkata, and Athens (15.00)
– Lowest average car age:
1. Dubai (5.20)
2. Singapore (5.46)
3. Tokyo (6.00)