LONDON HAS EUROPE’S SECOND WORST TRAFFIC, SAYS GPS SOFTWARE FIRM

BY KEITH NUTHALL AN AMERICAN company offering high-tech navigation services providing real-time advice on avoiding congestion, has branded London as Europe's second largest traffic jams. Only Paris has more congestion, says USA-based Inrix Inc. It has collated data from drivers using its systems to create, it says, more comprehensive traffic information than available from traditional road sensors and sample surveys. The results make difficult reading for UK highway authorities. An Inrix report noted: "UK drivers spend more time in traffic compared to ...


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