Traffic Takes Away Nine Days Of Your Life in China

By Rajkamal

Published: Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 12:15 [IST]

A recent study by TomTom about traffic in China has revealed a very interesting fact. An average person spends the equivalent of nine working days in traffic. China has the fastest growing economy. As the Organisation for Economic Cooperation in China says, more than 250 million people would have moved to urban areas by 2030.

As a result, there are more cars being sold, that increases traffic. Restricting registration of cars and building new roads were few of the measures taken by the Chinese to reduce congestion. Traffic is still a big issue.

TomTom, one of the biggest satellite navigation providers, carried out this research. They are now trying to educate drivers by giving them accurate traffic information so drivers will know which roads to take when during the day.

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TomTom, works with the country's leading navigational service provider, AutoNavi. TomTom helps millions of people around the world to get to their destinations accurately. Manufacturing mapping products like satnavs, they also make GPS sport watches.

This Amsterdam-based company was founded in 1991. They have more than 3,500 employees and sell in over 35 countries.

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