Łódź – the most congested city in Europe

According to the latest edition of the TomTom Traffic Index, Łódź is the city with the highest congestion level in Europe and highest in the world among small cities (less than 800,000 population). With 51 percent, an average citizen of Łódź spends 46 more minutes on his daily commute. During the morning and evening peaks the congestion levels stand at 65 and 88 percent respectively. The most congested day in 2016 was on February 15. Ironically, Łódź' score has improved by 3 percent since 2015. Mexico City was first with 66 percent congestion, followed by Bangkok (61 percent) and Jakarta (58 percent). Bucharest was the most congested large European city (over 800,000 population) with 50 percent.