Higher speeds lower productivity: what the data shows crash delays really cost Auckland
- Written by Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Another morning, another crash on one of Auckland’s major roads. Traffic isn’t moving. Drivers sit in their cars rehearsing reasons for being late again. Radio hosts offer the usual advice: leave earlier and find an alternative route.
It happens so often we barely notice anymore. But the costs add up fast, and they’re far bigger...
