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Traffic jams occur when the number of vehicles exceeds road capacity, leading to slow movement and long car streams, particularly during rush hours. In Hong Kong, congestion is prevalent in areas like the Central Business District and is caused by factors such as economic activity concentration, increased vehicle ownership, and insufficient road infrastructure. Additional contributors include the development of new towns, lack of parking space, and incidents like traffic accidents and road works.

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Traffic jams occur when the number of vehicles exceeds road capacity, leading to slow movement and long car streams, particularly during rush hours. In Hong Kong, congestion is prevalent in areas like the Central Business District and is caused by factors such as economic activity concentration, increased vehicle ownership, and insufficient road infrastructure. Additional contributors include the development of new towns, lack of parking space, and incidents like traffic accidents and road works.

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What is traffic jam?

◼ It occurs when the vehicles on the road


exceeds the road capacity
◼ Long car streams will appear
◼ Vehicles move slowly
When does traffic congestion mostly occur?
• Traffic congestion usually occurs during rush hours
• When people go to and leave from work at the same time
Which areas do traffic congestion usually occur in Hong
Kong?
• Central Business District
• Old urban areas
• Traffic bottlenecks, e.g. Cross Harbour Tunnel
Causes of Traffic Congestion in Hong Kong
1. Concentration of economic activities
• highly concentrated in the urban areas which increases
the traffic volume in the area
• difficult to provide extra transport development due to
limited land supply
• drive at slow speeds at the traffic bottlenecks
Causes of Traffic Congestion in Hong Kong
2. Growth of the economy and number of motor vehicles
• rise of living standard
• easier to own a private car
• brings a heavy burden on road use
Causes of Traffic Congestion in Hong Kong

3. Development of new towns and commuting

• developing new towns


since the 1970s for the
increasing population
• travel between new
towns and the city
centre during rush hours
adding pressure on
urban traffic
Causes of Traffic Congestion in Hong Kong
4. Insufficient roads and high vehicles density
• roads were built very early without detailed planning
• Newly built roads are lag behind the growth of the
number of motor vehicles
City Number of Length of road Vehicle density (number of
vehicles (km) vehicles on each km of road

Tokyo 4,500,000 24,000 4,500,000 / 24,000 = 187

Singapore 945,829 3,377 276

Hong Kong 619,534 2,076 298


Causes of Traffic Congestion in Hong Kong
5. Insufficient supply of parking space
• insufficient of parking lots
• vehicles have to be parked on both sides of the road
Causes of Traffic Congestion in Hong Kong
6. Traffic accidents and road works

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