Look at the pictures below.
What do you think happened?
Where do you think the pictures were taken?
When was the picture taken?
Who are affected?
Why would it be a problem?
How can this problem be resolved?
Traffic Jam in Singapore
Punggol transport woes featured in Nov 2018
What is Traffic congestion?
• Traffic congestion is a situation where there are more vehicles than the road can handle
• Characteristics of traffic congestion:
– Slow travelling speeds
– Vehicular queues or build-up of vehicles
Where is traffic congestion found in the city?
Concentration of traffic congestion in the city
• The Central Business District (CBD) is the commercial centre where businesses are concentrated in the city
– High traffic flow caused by high volume of cars/vehicles, especially during peak hours
• Traffic occurs especially during peak hours
– People go to work in the morning and go home in the evening
– Roads in or connected to the CBD are affected
– Peak hour refers to a part of the day during which traffic volume is the highest
Which cities do you think has the worst traffic congestion in the world?
http://www.dangerousroads.org/rankings23/4964-world-s-worst-traffic-jam-100km-and-12-days.html
9 day traffic jam in China
The traffic jam which caused many to be late for school on 7 March 2017: