World's Worst Traffic???

[chinabiker]

.. So what do you guys think? Who takes the gold for the world's worst traffic in your opinion?

I think there is a "worst traffic" everywhere on the planet.

Urban / downtown traffic in greater Seoul is the worst I've ever experienced - congestion almost 24/7, worse than everything I saw in China.

Suburban traffic in China is a nightmare, downtown Yuppies in their big SUVs and the rural all_kinds_of_three_wheelers_traffic make it a deadly mixture.

Driving / riding at night in the countryside is close to suicide almost everywhere, maybe except North America and Western / Central Europe.

From what I read in several blogs, traffic in India follows a strict cast system - the bigger the vehicle the higher it's priority, with the horn being the most important technical item. Similar, this applies to Indonesia and parts of Malaysia.

Every road with three lanes is used as a ten laner in Cairo, Islamabad, Tehran and who knows where else.

Now to answer your Q, based on the places I've been to:
Gold: China
Silver: Pakistan
Bronze: Vietnam

Safe riding / driving

Andy