UK car-sharing platform Hiyacar has ranked 36 of the world’s most populated cities to uncover the most and the least stressful places to drive.
The ranking is based on several factors including severity of traffic congestion, the amount of vehicles, quality of the roads, road accidents per year and the availability of public transport. Hiyacar then gave each city an overall score out of 10.
Despite having one of the world’s busiest public transportation systems, Mumbai was ranked as the most stressful city to drive in with a score of 7.4.
With 510 cars per kilometre, and over 100,000 people every square kilometre, the roads of India’s largest city are very overcrowded. The city has eight types of public transportation facilities, but the pressure of population density also puts Mumbai in the top spot for the most car accidents.
Paris came in second with a score of 6.4. The French capital has over 32 million cars, which causes traffic congestion. While the quality of roads were among the best, limited public transport facilities compel locals to get around in their own vehicles.
Lima, Peru’s capital city, was ranked as the least stressful city to drive in. With a score of 2.1, Peruvians had the fewest traffic accidents within the city in the past years.
Coming in after Lima was one of China’s most populated cities, Dongguan, which is known for its used car sales.
The top five most stressful cities to drive in are:
- Mumbai, India – 7.4
- Paris, France – 6.4
- Jakarta, Indonesia – 6.0
- Delhi, India – 5.9
- New York, USA – 5.6
The top five least stressful cities to drive in are:
- Lima, Peru – 2.1
- Dongguan, China – 2.4
- Hangzhou, China – 2.6
- Tianjin, China – 2.6
- Bogotá, Columbia – 2.7
Graeme Risby, co-founder and CEO of Hiyacar, said: “Growing population and personal car ownership is only going to exacerbate this issue in cities worldwide, however adopting car sharing in our day to day lives is an effective way to decrease the number of parked cars on our road and hopefully alleviate some of the factors causing stress for drivers.”
The full list of 36 cities can be found via the Hiyacar website.
