In Munich, vehicle after vehicle is usually lined up on main roads.
But last year the level of traffic jams dropped considerably.
Experts recommend that no time should be lost now.
Munich - Less traffic on the streets, empty subways * and buses: The
tough lockdowns
in spring (March 23rd to April 19th) and winter 2020 have also
influenced
people's mobility
.
According to TomTom, a specialist in
navigation systems
, the level of traffic jams in
Munich
in
2020
* fell
from 30 to 24 percent in 2019.
Calculated over the whole year, this means that commuters lost
94 hours of time
.
In 2019 there were 131.
The decline during
rush hour was
serious
.
While the average time lost in the morning in 2019 was 54 percent, it was 38 percent in the previous year.
In the evening, the
traffic jam level was
reduced
from 60 to 43 percent.
Translated into loss of time, this means that in 2019, drivers would
need
46 minutes in the morning and 48 minutes in the evening
for a trip that
lasts 30 minutes
without traffic
delays.
In 2020 it was 41 and 43 minutes respectively.
Traffic jam level in Munich is declining: Experts see a connection to the corona pandemic
Incidentally, the largest traffic jams are the
Rosenheimer, Prinzregenten, Schleissheimer and Wasserburger Landstrasse
.
Most traffic is on Thursdays between 5pm and 6pm.
The
most congested day in 2020
was October 26th.
Here the traffic jam level was 49 percent all day.
No coincidence, because on Monday there was an
MVG strike
.
"The decrease in the level of traffic jams can clearly be linked to the
effects of the corona pandemic *
," concludes TomTom.
The number of commuters has been increasing continuously for years, and in 2020 the
number of registered cars
in the city itself
rose again by 14,554.
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Traffic jam level in Munich is declining: The effect will probably not last
According to TomTom, the data show that
flexible working hours, home office and the possibility of online meetings
instead of business trips help
break
with
old traffic
patterns
.
In cities like Munich with a high proportion of commuters, the new world of work can make a significant contribution
to reducing traffic congestion
.
Ralf-Peter Schäfer, Vice-CEO of TomTom, warns against speaking of a trend reversal: “In the next few months we will see that the
volume of traffic will increase again
.” Nevertheless, now is the right time for urban planners, political decision-makers and Employers to consider measures to relieve the roads in the future.
(Klaus Vick) * tz.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network
