Bangkok's traffic problem has been getting worse since the government introduced a policy to refund tax for first-time car buyers.managerbaby’blog


Coupled with the Thai aspiration to own a car and get some status, this policy has resulted in five million vehicles in a city which can only cope with less than two million cars. Kissbabyyou

Once I got into a jam in downtown Bangkok, when I spent almost two hours moving less than a kilometre. Sometimes, my colleagues have arrived at work up to four hours late. I think the city should be more serious about public transport. People have better things to do than sit on the roads for hours every day.

Two or three weeks ago, travelling from Pathum Thani to central Bangkok, it took four and a half hours for a journey which usually takes less than an hour. Sirithep Vadrakchit, Thailand
Jakarta, Indonesia
Jakarta

Indonesians living in Jakarta have their own word for traffic jam - the inevitable "macet".
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Allan Bell's commute

I'm moving to a new job and will give myself 90 minutes to two hours to cover 20-25km
Mode of transport: I usually use taxis as they are generally braver
Another option is the Ojek, a motorcycle taxi service - it's good, fast and cuts through the traffic, and large numbers of people in hospitals all over Jakarta can attest to its popularity

Your life is planned around the traffic jams which often continue through the day. Travelling even short distances can take hours and some parts of the city are in a constant state of jam.

Unfortunately there is little alternative. Public transport is poor and even recent initiatives such as a trans-Jakarta bus lane are inefficient and even contribute to the problem by clogging intersections and reducing road space while moving comparatively small numbers of people.

Last week I went out to visit our new house. My driver got lost and ended up in Ciputat, a suburb notorious for traffic, and it took us about 30 minutes to cover 2km. Two hours to work in Sao Paolo? it's the stuff of dreams. Allan Bell, Jakartagilrmananger‘blog
Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi jamhulahua

The worst thing that the British colonialists left us with were the roundabouts.
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Arthur Buliva's commute

On a good traffic-free day, one hour to cover 12km - but on Friday evenings, your guess is as good as mine - anything from three hours
Mode of transport: Matatu (minibus) and my own car occasionally

These are the main source of traffic problems in Nairobi since the place to which you are headed may be very clear, but because the cars already in the roundabout have the right of way you are forced to wait.

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