According to the just-released 2025 Global Traffic Scorecard compiled by the transportation analytics provider INRIX, the average driver in the U.S. loses 49 hours annually sitting in traffic.Here are the places with the worst traffic jams: https://t.co/ejdnxJkRmSPhoto: Justin Sullivan via Getty Images ...

According to the just-released 2025 Global Traffic Scorecard compiled by the transportation analytics provider INRIX, the average driver in the U.S. loses 49 hours annually sitting in traffic.Here are the places with the worst traffic jams: https://t.co/ejdnxJlpcqPhoto: Justin Sullivan via Getty Images ...

[Applause] How did you get here. Raise your hand. How many of you drove here.Right. Most of you. Think about how you got in that car.You took down the road and you searched for a free parking spot. This is a process that you experience every day. Every day, everywhere you go.Now, I want you to think of the environment you pass through while driving. Generally, you don't notice it as much, right. Well, one thing you'll notice throughout all these trips if you look is the ugly scenery.Wide, beat up roads with ...

Traffic Situation in Pune - Pune's urban sprawl grew by 135 square kilometers per year in the last two decades, leading to only 7% of the area being roads, while ideally, cities require over 10% [4] - Pune has 7200000 (72 lakh) registered vehicles, with 1300 new vehicles added daily, exceeding the carrying capacity of roads [5] - 261 kilometers, representing 10% of Pune's roads, carry approximately 80% of the city's travel trip length [9][10] Low-Cost Traffic Management Solutions - Low-cost traffic management techniques, such as fixing road junctions, synchronizing signals, and removing encroachments, can improve road capacity, flow, and efficiency [8] - Implementing measures like banning right turns can increase the carrying capacity of a road by around 20%, similar to creating a mini flyover or bridge [18] - Reducing friction by reducing right turns can increase the carrying capacity of the road by 60% [17][18] Results of Implemented Measures - Pune's overall traffic congestion level decreased from around 300 to around 150, and travel speed increased by 1044% after implementing low-cost traffic management solutions [12] - Travel speed increased from 19 to 22 after implementing simple measures in the last five months [12] Future Plans and Recommendations - Pune has 634 missing links in its road infrastructure, and fixing 30 of these, where 90% of the work is already done, can significantly improve the road network [20] - Identifying and fixing 47 bottlenecks on main arterial streets can create two-lane roads on each arterial road [21] - The city plans to use artificial intelligence cameras for enforcement, demonstrated by a pilot project on Ferguson College Road, resulting in only 1% repeated offenders out of 3000 violations in 30 days [22][23] - The city encourages public participation through a traffic app, allowing citizens to report illegally parked vehicles, with 2700 challans issued out of 3500 photographs received in the last 15 days [23][24] - The city is considering unpopular measures like penalizing low-occupancy vehicles, implementing parking charges in key areas, congestion charges, and restricting private vehicle purchases [24][25]

[Music] Good morning everybody. Thank you very much for having me here in TEDex. Today I'm going to speak about uh today's most relevant uh topic that is traffic management and road safety especially for Benorians.Let me start with the question. How many of you have seen the traffic jams in Bangalu city are getting stuck in traffic jams. I think I can see almost everybody in the uh auditorium uh they have experienced traffic jams.I think Bangalore city is not alone. I think every Indian city today is having ...