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    Traffic congestion occurs when traffic demand exceeds road capacity, resulting in slower speeds, longer trips, and vehicle queuing. As demand approaches capacity, extreme congestion emerges. Congestion is exacerbated by rapid population and economic growth in cities outstripping expansion of road infrastructure. The document discusses theoretical background on traffic congestion and its causes, with a specific focus on Cebu City which has been ranked the worst city in the world for driving based on a user satisfaction survey.

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    Traffic congestion occurs when traffic demand exceeds road capacity, resulting in slower speeds, longer trips, and vehicle queuing. As demand approaches capacity, extreme congestion emerges. Congestion is exacerbated by rapid population and economic growth in cities outstripping expansion of road infrastructure. The document discusses theoretical background on traffic congestion and its causes, with a specific focus on Cebu City which has been ranked the worst city in the world for driving based on a user satisfaction survey.

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    Traffic congestion occurs when traffic demand exceeds road capacity, resulting in slower speeds, longer trips, and vehicle queuing. As demand approaches capacity, extreme congestion emerges. Congestion is exacerbated by rapid population and economic growth in cities outstripping expansion of road infrastructure. The document discusses theoretical background on traffic congestion and its causes, with a specific focus on Cebu City which has been ranked the worst city in the world for driving based on a user satisfaction survey.

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    Theoretical Background

    Traffic congestion is a chronoligical condition on transport that as use

    increases, and is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased

    vehicular queueing. When traffic demand is great enough that the interaction between

    vehicles slows the speed of the traffic stream, this results in some congestion. While

    congestion is a possibility for any mode of transportation, this article will focus on

    automobile congestion on public roads.

    As demand approaches the capacity of a road (or of the intersections along

    the road), extreme traffic congestion sets in. When vehicles are fully stopped for

    periods of time, this is colloquially known as a traffic jam or traffic snarl-up. Traffic

    congestion can lead to drivers becoming frustrated and engaging in road rage.

    Cities traffic is on the rise and the main reason why it has increased is that

    cities are the powerhouses of economic growth. According to Bartolone et al., around

    eight percent of Gross Development Product (GDP) growth in developing countries is

    expected to come from cities . It is essential to facilitate movements when it comes to

    economic activities.That’s why transportation system provides the way for movements

    for reaching destinations. Insufficient transportation system creates problem in

    economic activities and hindrances for development. In most of developing countries

    overburdened by rising population and extreme poverty, incrasing economic activities

    and oppurtunities in the cities result in fast increase in urban population. Authorities in

    these countries often fail to cope up population growth and economic activities. This

    results to urban sprawl, traffic congestion and environmental degradation. Congestion

    is common when communities grow faster


    than upgrading the roads infrastructure. We have to balance building

    structures to infrastrutures. As we build higher buildings, we build higher roads.

    When planning of of the new improvement of the existing condition of road

    infrastructures, it is always necessary to take into consideration that the new solution

    has to be able to minimally satisfy the current needs of the system users; in this case, the

    increase number of road vehicles that operate in the chosen area. The planning should

    include the data on the annual average increase in the taffic load, i.e., the planned

    solution should be able to serve well the increased loads within a certain future period

    of time as well. In certain situation and in certain areas, there may still come to

    significant deviations from the forecast values due to unforeseeable circumstances.

    Cebu has been identified as the worst place in the world to drive in, atleast based

    on an annual survey of Waze Driver Satisfaction Index 2016. This is based on a survey

    among 20,000 monthly users of Waze, the world’s largest community-based traffic and

    navigaton app. The survey analyzed experienced of Waze users in 38 countries and 235

    cities. Cebu earned 1.15 Satisfaction Index. A score of “10” is “satisfying” while “1” is

    “miserable.” Cebu ranked as lowest among 186 metros in the world while Philippines

    ranked 37th.
    Factors considered in the survey include traffic’s density and severity, road quality and

    road infrastructure, road safety, road hazards, driver’s services like access to gas station

    and easy parking ans the socio-economic. According to Cebu City Transportation

    Officer chief Rafael Yap, the city government acknowledges the challenge of managing

    traffic congestion.

    “CCTO acknowledges the challenges of managing traffic congestion, given the

    increasing pace of economic development as evidenced by the growth of BPOs and

    malls in Cebu. This economic development has trickled down a lot of our constituents

    who are now able to buy cars or motorcycles as opposed to taking transportation,” Yap

    said.

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