Have you ever thought about the cost of our traffic? What was the yearly cost of driving in Kuala Lumpur during rush hour? How much time did you spend driving, and how did it affect your finances and the environment?
Digital mapping company TomTom found out that on average, it took us 16 minutes and 10 seconds to drive a 10 km route.
Drivers have spent 159 hours driving last year, which is equivalent to reading about 31 books. Drivers have emitted 833 kilograms of carbon dioxide which means we have to grow 83 trees to absorb it.
TomTom’s calculations are based on the assumption of Kuala Lumpur drivers making a 10 km trip during the busiest hour in the morning and cover the same distance during the busiest hour in the evening, and totalled up over an assumed 230 working days per year.
The data also found out that the busiest time on the road is on Thursdays 6.oopm – 7.00pm where drivers took 25 minutes to travel 10 km. The consumption of petrol and emission of carbon dioxide is also the highest at that hour.
If we have one day of working from home on Thursdays would save us 35 hours of time, RM203 of petrol cost and reduce 165 kg of carbon emissions.
Work from home on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays would give us additional 104 hours of time, save RM609 of petrol cost and cut 496 kg of carbon emissions.
During the morning rush hour, drivers have to spend an extra 9 minutes to travel per 10km with an average speed of 31 km/h.
We have to spend another 12 minutes during the evening rush with an average speed of 27 km/h.
Find our more about the driving patterns in the city at their website, and you can start to change your schedule to avoid the traffic, reduce petrol consumption and lower down our carbon emissions.
