Brisbane has been ranked among the world's most congested cities in the INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard, surpassing Sydney and other major cities. However, experts have criticized the report's methodology, arguing that it may unfairly inflate Brisbane's congestion levels due to the city's clear roads overnight.
Experts questioned the INRIX traffic report’s analysis, with one saying Brisbane ’s higher speed limits may also make it look worse compared with Sydney .Experts questioned the INRIX traffic report’s analysis, with one saying Brisbane ’s higher speed limits may also make it look worse compared with Sydney .
“Compared to a city that was congested all the time, where the peak and the off peak were very similar, you would say that the other city was less congested, when, in fact, it was just congested all the time,” he said.least accessible public transport system He said the average number of people travelling in each vehicle had steadily declined over the decades, making traffic worse, but that was not captured in the INRIX statistic.
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