Academics say traffic scorecard uses ‘rogue metric’ which may make Brisbane’s congestion appear as bad as Los Angeles and Jakarta
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.
University of Sydney professor of transport David Levinson said the methodology was unclear, but it clearly included a weighting by size of city. , with the smallest proportion of people living near a station. According to the 2022 census, residents of Brisbane spend the second-longest amount of time commuting: the average of 58 minutes is
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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