Lima has the worst traffic in Latin America despite the low sales rate of new cars

From the Automotive Association of Peru (AAP) They recalled that Lima is the city with the highest traffic in Latin America despite the fact that our country has a limited universe of vehicles when compared to neighboring nations.

According to the private firm Tom Tom, Lima tops the Congestion ranking for 2022 since to travel 10km, on average, a person takes 27 minutes and 10 seconds. Bogotá is close to us with 26 minutes and 20 seconds. Meanwhile, this section is completed in Santiago and Rio de Janeiro with 20 minutes and 18 minutes and 30 seconds.

Alberto Morisaki, manager of economic studies and statistics AAP, stressed that the bad reputation of Lima traffic does not respond to the enormous number of circulating vehicles, since There is only one vehicle for every 6 Peruvians, while in Buenos Aires and Santiago, the rate is 2 and 3 people per car, respectively.

Likewise, there is enormous potential for car penetration because for every 1,000 compatriots only five new light vehicles are sold — in this category we find cars, trucks, vans and SUVs, which total a universe of 2.8 million units. In Chile the ratio is 19 new vehicles per thousand people and exceeds Spain (17), close to countries such as Germany (32) and France (23).

“There are not as many new vehicles sold as in other countries and also the amount of possession of transport goods is not as high. 15% of households have a car, 12% a motorcycle. Much below others where the motorcycle index per household exceeds 60%”I note.

Morisaki recognizes that the Peruvian automobile fleet – made up of just over 6 million vehicles – will continue to grow this year despite the low levels of motorization, which is why if he worked on improving infrastructure, traffic lights and public transportation, mainly, enhance opportunities.