英國司機的平均交通擁堵成本達1168鎊

Traffic jams cost the average motorist more than 1,000 pounds a year, new figures show, as the UK was named the world's 10th most congested country last year.

去年，英國被評爲全球第十大擁堵國家，最新數據顯示，平均每名司機一年中的交通擁堵成本超過了1000英鎊。

A typical motorist faced 1,168 pounds costs for sitting in queues, according to traffic information supplier Inrix.

根據交通數據分析公司Inrix提供的數據，英國司機平均每人一年因堵車而需要花費1168英鎊。

This takes into account direct costs such as wasted fuel and time as well as indirect consequences including higher prices for household goods due to increased freighting fees being passed on to consumers.

這其中包括直接的成本，如油耗和時間，還會產生間接的後果，包括貨運費用的增加從而導致日常用品價格的擡升，從而轉嫁到消費者身上。

The city or town with the worst jams was London, followed by Manchester, Birmingham, Luton and Edinburgh.

交通擁堵最嚴重的城市是倫敦，其次是曼徹斯特、伯明翰、盧頓、愛丁堡。

Overall, UK drivers wasted an average of 31 hours stuck in rush hour traffic last year.

總的來看，去年英國的司機高峯期耗費在路上的時間平均是31小時。

Inrix chief economist Dr Graham Cookson said: "The cost of congestion is astonishing. The average figure for London is 2,430 pounds. That's many times more than what it costs me to insure my car and the cost of the fuel I put in it."

Inrix首席經濟學家格雷厄姆·庫克森博士稱：“交通擁堵所耗費的成本令人震驚。在倫敦，因爲汽車擁堵而耗費的成本平均數達到2430英鎊（約合人民幣21324元），這比我一年的車險和加油費的總和還要多出好幾倍。”

Dr Cookson called for innovative approaches to deal with the growing number of cars on the road.

庫克森博士呼籲用創新的方式來解決日益增長的車流問題。

He said: "Increased flexible working or road charges have potential, however transport authorities should be looking to exciting developments in data analytics and artificial intelligence which promise to reinvent our approach to traffic management."

他表示：“實施彈性工作制或調整道路收費可能改善交通擁堵狀況，但是交通部門更應該去關注一下數據分析方面激動人心的發展，以及人工智能這種有希望徹底改良交通管理方式的科技手段。”