Traffic Congestion

As car ownership increases around the world, so does global traffic congestion. What are the social and economic impacts of congestion, and what action can be taken to lessen the problem? Human Geography - A Changing World - 50 million new cars are produced annually to meet growing demand. Increasing traffic congestion creates noise and air pollution, leading to smog build-up in cities and increasing respiratory health problems. The cost of building new roads and maintaining overused roads is mounting. Congestion solutions, such as improved public transport links and charges for road use, are being developed across the globe. A Twig Context Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts in action in the real world.