Mar 20
Survey: Beijingers spend 70 minutes daily on road
Daily commuting takes Beijingers 70 minutes on average, which is 16 minutes more than 20 years ago, according to an official survey released on Thursday.
The Beijing Statistics Bureau surveyed 1,500 local residents to determine the commuting time.
The survey showed that travel time has extended, either because people live further from their workplace or because traffic is heavier.
Beijing’s rush hour traffic is among the heaviest in the world’s biggest cities, as the number of people who commute by car has increased.
The city registered an average of 1,302 new drivers per day last year, according to the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau, whose latest figures also showed there were 5.2 million drivers and 3.56 million vehicles on road in the city as of Feb. 14.
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