The general organization of ground transportation in a city is such that it is probably the most efficient way to get from one point in the city to another. This is why there is a separate “city” indicator in the fuel consumption characteristics of the car. Endless stopping and accelerating results in the average distance traveled per unit of time being 4-6 times less in the city than on the motorway.
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The traffic situation in Moscow has been particularly difficult for decades: the city, originally unsuitable for millions of cars, was suffocated in traffic jams until numerous plans to reorganize traffic and reconstruct existing roads were implemented, and the construction of new traffic arteries was completed.
All this adds up to a 50% increase in average traffic speeds in Moscow over the past 15 years. about this report Deputy Mayor of the Capital for Transport and Industry Maxim Liksutov. Liksutov added that the average speed of ground transportation in Moscow today is 19.2 km/h.
It was still unacceptably slow in the eyes of our despicable philistines, and driving around Moscow during rush hour was a torture and a real punishment, and still is, but overall the trend is positive, albeit extremely leisurely.
