Explain some of the main causes of traffic congestion for a named developing world city you have studied.

Car ownership

as Rio has experienced an increase in car ownership

Rio has experienced an increase in car ownership of 40% in the last 10 years

This means significantly more cars are using the same roads, leading to increased congestion and greater strain on the road network.

Lack of main roads

Rio has a lack of main roads accessing the city centre

This means that most cars wanting to get into Rio are all travelling on the same roads leading to traffic jams

Rio is surrounded by mountains to the north and west, with the coastline lying to the south and southeast.

This means the transport network is restricted by physical features, making it difficult to expand the roads.

Few bridging points

Rio also suffers from having few bridging points across Guanabara Bay (Rio-Niteroi Bridge)

which means that traffic travelling to and from Niteroi causes severe traffic congestion along the bridge Rio also has the National Park of Tijuca situated to its West.

which means that if Rio was wishing to expand its road network, it would face great difficulty in building new roads in this area therefore limiting Rio’s options

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