Traffic jams
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Statement
The amount of traffic jams is still growing.
Driving Force
The amount of traffic jams is growing faster than the new amount of cars. Remarkable is the following: over the last period of time the amount of traffic experienced a grow of 13 percent while the travelling times increased with 53 percent. The most important reasons for the increase in traffic jams are:
- The grow in population
The amount of people is still growing in The Netherlands and especially in urban areas.
- The grow of car owners
Where care where a rare luxury in the past, today almost everyone can afford a car.
- Economy
The economy has grown, people have more money to spend.
Without the extra roads the time loss would not have been 53 percent but 66 percent.