1. Traffic congestion
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:
