NewDalian is China's 'most congested city': survey
According to study results, the average Dalian commuter regularly spends 35 minutes sitting in traffic jams
The northeastern port city of Dalian has won the unenviable recognition as China’s “most congested” city, according to a new survey by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
The survey, which focused on 20 of China’s largest cities, polled commuters on the average time they spent sitting in traffic jams. Dalian had the highest time with an average of 35 minutes, replacing Beijing and Wuhan, the previous “most congested” Chinese cities in 2007 and 2009 respectively.
Guangzhou had the second highest time, with most commuters saying that they had to sit in traffic jams for about 30 minutes before getting to work.
“Beijing’s traffic jams are much worse than Dalian’s,” one Weibo microblogger wrote. “This ‘survey’ seems like an excuse to divert attention away from the fact that China’s capital is the most congested city in the country.”
“It’s true that in recent years, Dalian has had more traffic jams during the morning and evening peak periods, but I don’t believe we can say that the city’s replaced Beijing to become the new ‘congestion capital’ of China,” another wrote.