Public Transportation in the United States Mapped
Cars dominate American commuting, but in a few dense metros, trains and buses are essential. These maps highlight where transit still plays a major role.
Read MoreCars dominate American commuting, but in a few dense metros, trains and buses are essential. These maps highlight where transit still plays a major role.
Read MoreNYC has America’s most anxious commute, with negativity in 45% of Twitter posts reporting commutes. West Virginia (45%), New Jersey (43.1%), and Rhode Island (42.9%) were the most troublesome US states for commuting. Meanwhile, in the UK, inhabitants of Chelmsford have the most nervous trip to work. 46.9% of Tweets about commuting here contain negative opinions. Despite being one of the nearest boroughs to central London, 42.5% of Lewisham locals found their journey tedious.
Read MoreMississippi is the riskiest U.S. state for driving, with 30.1 accidents per 100,000 vehicles every year. With 24.9 accidents per 100,000 vehicles each year, Baton Rouge is the most dangerous U.S. city for driving. California and Texas are home to the most unsafe cities to drive in at night.
Read MoreBern, in Switzerland, is the world’s most expensive city to take an UberX, averaging $42.80 per 10 kilometers. While Islamabad in Pakistan has the world’s cheapest UberX equivalent, offering an UberMini at $1.39 per 10 kilometers.
Read MoreThe most loved car brand in the world is American EV maker Tesla, which comes up top in 21 nations. The most hated car brand is Ford, whose online hate spans 20 nations across the globe.
Read MoreRussia has the longest waterways in Europe. Its vast network of rivers and canals covers over 102,000 kilometers. Within the European Union, the Netherlands has the most extensive network. The country’s waterways cover around 7,000 kilometers and are vital for the transportation of goods, especially for its port cities like Rotterdam and Amsterdam.
Read MoreThe world has a total of 64,285,009 kilometers (39944853 miles)of roads of all types. There are 411,853 km (411854 mi) of expressways and 63,873,156 km (39,688,939) of normal roads, both paved and unpaved, that are currently in use.
Read MoreThe Netherlands is among the most bike-friendly countries globally, with 36% of Dutch people listing the bicycle as their most systematic way of getting around on an ordinary day instead of the auto (45%) and public transportation (11%). Cycling has a share of 27% of all urban and rural journeys nationwide. In municipalities, this is even higher, such as Amsterdam, which has 38%, and Zwolle 46%.
Read MoreThere are almost 65,000 airports in the world. Hamburg Airport, which opened in January 1911, is the oldest commercial international airport worldwide, which is still in operation. Hamburg Airport, which opened in January 1911, is the oldest commercial international airport worldwide, which is still in service.
Read MoreThe transport network in Russia is one of the world’s most large transport systems. The national web of roads and railways and airways stretches about 7,700 kilometers (4,800 miles) from the city of Kaliningrad in the west to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy in the east.
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