And the cities with the most traffic in Spain are...
Climate change is a fact and hundreds of cities around the world are becoming aware that their air is practically unbreathable . Not only because of the fines from international organizations, but because of the number of deaths due to pollution.
In Spain 31,000 people died last year according to the European Environment Agency (EEA). This is the reason why little by little we are beginning to see some changes, such as encouraging the use of public transport and the bike lane, limit the entry of polluting vehicles in large cities such as Madrid and Barcelona ; or initiatives such as the London Congestion Charge to reduce traffic and air pollution in the capital.
In some cases, like that of Beijing, the situation is unsustainable with more than a million deaths from smog. So the Chinese government is already proposing **immediate measures, such as the environmental police.**
London, in the list of the 10 most polluted cities in the world.
At the moment these efforts are not being noticeable in some cities such as London, according to the study carried out by INRIX, a company dedicated to the analysis of transport and automobile services.
INRIX has analyzed the traffic congestion in 1,360 cities and 38 countries And the results are surprising to say the least. According to himself, the top ten most polluted cities in the world in 2017 it is...
1.Los Angeles
2.Moscow
3.New York
4. Sao Paulo
5. San Francisco
6.Bogotá
7.London
8. Magnitogorsk (Russia)
9.Yurga (Russia)
10.Atlanta
Madrid, the one with the most traffic in Spain.
MADRID, THE MOST CONGESTED
And Spain, what place does it occupy in the ranking? The first city that appears in the world ranking is Madrid, in 76th place, with 42 hours behind the wheel in traffic jams. It is the first city of all the Spanish cities in the study and 40 in the cities of Europe, and it is not a novelty when they have had to activate the contamination protocols On numerous occasions.
The surprise is Cartagena, which is in second position in the ranking of Spain and in 94th place in the world ranking (it must be taken into account that there are 1,360 cities in this one).
The Murcian city is the second with the most traffic in Spain and where its citizens spend the most hours behind the wheel. Something that is not new either: Ecologists in Action has presented a study in which it is reflected that the city exceeds the legal pollution limits.
Could you find out which are the following cities in the Spanish ranking? Do it here.
Madrid, the city with the most traffic in Spain.