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Bangalore , Delhi: Most Painful Cities for Commuters
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Monday, 12 September 2011, 16:10 IST |
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Bangalore: Rainy season is not romantic for everyone. Instead, it has become a nightmare for modern professionals. According to IBM's 4th annual global Commuter Pain Survey, Bangalore and New Delhi have been voted the 6th and 7th most painful cities, respectively, for commuting as reported in The Economic Times.
More commuters opined that road traffic congestion has increased their personal stress and anger levels, negatively impacting their performance at work or school, according to IBM's 4th annual survey conducted in 20 cities, collected opinions from 8,042 commuters.
The Key results of the survey are captured in a Commuter Pain Index that ranks the emotional and economic toll of commuting in cities worldwide. As per the survey, Montreal has emerged as the least painful city to commute where as the Mexico City is the most painful. The negative impact of traffic on stress levels, physical health and productivity is felt to be higher in these cities.
More respondents in Beijing (86%), Shenzhen (87%), New Delhi (70%) and Nairobi (61%) reported traffic as a key inhibitor to work or school performance. However, more people here along with Beijing and Shenzhen reported improvement in traffic conditions over the last three years.
On average, drivers in Nairobi, Mexico City, Johannesburg, Beijing, Bangalore, and Moscow spend more than the 36 minutes on the road to get to their workplace or school. The survey results also reveal that in a number of cities more people are taking public transportation rather to drive.