It’s Official: Manila Has the Worst Traffic in the World

11/1/2015 | 9:18 0 Posted in Local Issues

If you think your city has the worst traffic, you are wrong. Navigation app Waze has released a result gathered from millions of drivers around the world.

Based on its Global Drivers Satisfaction Index (GDSI), Manila is considered the place with the worst traffic in the world.

GDSI determined some factors that contribute to the city’s worst traffic. Road quality and infrastructures, driver safety based on the number of accidents, and road hazards and weather are just among the contributors to the problem.

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On the scale of 1 to 10, as 1 being the most miserable, Manila scored a dismal 0.4. The average commuting time is also 45 minutes, which top among others.

With the continuing explosion of population, manila and other big cities in the Philippines will only continue to have traffic problems if the land Transportation Office (LTO), cannot find a solution to prohibit older vehicles on the streets.

Undisciplined jeepney, bus, and tricycle drivers are also one of the bigger problems that contributes the slow-moving traffic.