The Increasing Traffic

The Department for Transport sees growing congestion as one of the most serious transport problems facing the UK.On 1 December 2006,Rod Eddington published a UK government-sponsored report into the future of Britain's transport infrastructure.He warned that roads were in serious danger of becoming so congested that the economy would suffer.At the launch of the report Eddington told journalists and transport industry representatives introducing road pricing to encourage drivers to drive less was an "economic no-brainer". There was, he said "no attractive alternative". It would allegedly cut congestion by half by 2025, and bring benefits to the British economy totalling £28 bn a year.

The August 2010 China National Highway 110 traffic jam in Hebei province, China, is considered the world's worst traffic jam ever, as traffic congestion stretched more than 100 kilometres (62 mi) from August 14 to the 26, including at least 11 days of total gridlock.The event was caused by a combination of road works and thousands of coal trucks from Inner Mongolia’s coalfields that travel daily to Beijing. TheNew York Times has called this event the "Great Chinese Gridlock of 2010.

The Texas Transportation Institute estimated that, in 2000, the 75 largest metropolitan areas experienced 3.6 billion vehicle-hours of delay, resulting in 5.7 billion U.S. gallons (21.6 billion liters) in wasted fuel and $67.5 billion in lost productivity, or about 0.7% of the nation's GDP. It also estimated that the annual cost of congestion for each driver was approximately $1,000 in very large cities and $200 in small cities. Traffic congestion is increasing in major cities and delays are becoming more frequent in smaller cities and rural areas. From Wikipedia

In Pakisan, the condition is getting worse day by day. Some important roads are always congested with traffic. In Rawalpindi, Muree Road is one of the worst examples. Students have complained suffering from headache while travelling on that road.