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Finglishman t1_j4897pe wrote

I think it’s safe to say that Boston traffic, while bad, is far away from being 4th worst in the world. The study basically covers cities in Europe and North America. I have a hard time believing Mexico City is better, but it’s been a while since I last sat in traffic there. There’s tens of cities in Asia with way worse traffic than anything I’ve seen in the west.

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JSalfredoSauce t1_j497unx wrote

Yeah, India specifically - I’ve heard horror stories about the traffic from my remote colleagues over in Bangalore

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Finglishman t1_j49s67s wrote

I lived in Bangalore/Bengaluru for 2 years. Like most westerners there I had a company car with a paid driver. My commute to the office was 6 or so miles. I remember several occasions when I decided to walk home instead of sitting in the endless traffic - and beating our driver to our house on foot. Most of the people who worked in my organization had over 3 hour long commute - one way!

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JSalfredoSauce t1_j4blzyj wrote

Yeah that checks out from what I heard - I also doubt it’s taking into account how safe and, comparably, orderly and well paved our roads are when comparing it to ALL cities worldwide. Traffic here sucks, but we can also maintain a healthy dose of perspective.

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