Most of the time the beleaguered drivers of Mumbai don’t move at all, sharing the gridlock with lorries, rickshaws, bicycles, cows and goats.
Indeed, the only time that motorists in India’s financial heart can guarantee a swift journey is between the hours of 2am and 5am, according to a survey naming Mumbai as the world’s most congested city.
Analysis of traffic in 400 cities across six continents found that the average journey for commuters in Mumbai was 31 minutes longer than it should be.
The Traffic Index 2018 was compiled by Tomtom, the navigation firm, which used satellite data to compare journeys during periods of heavy traffic with more free-flowing times. The survey found that, of the ten most congested cities, all apart from Moscow