Traffic jams result in heavy economic loss

时间：2006-11-16 00:39:34

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Chinanews, Guangzhou, Nov. 14 – Information from the Guangzhou Information Institute under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences shows that in Guangzhou, traffic jams resulting from human factors cause local people a waste of 150 million hours every year and a loss of 11.7 billion yuan worth of the city’s total output value, or 7 percentage points of the city’s GDP figure.

 

The Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference has published a set of data showing that over the past three years, the average speed for the city's automobiles2 has declined year on year. During rush hours, the average speed for automobiles in the city has falled to 23.6 km per hour, and in the city’s old downtown areas, the automobile1 average speed on the main lanes has fallen to 17.3 km per hour. On Dongfeng Road, a major thoroughfare in downtown area, the automobile average speed once raised by 10 km per hour after the municipal government banned motorcycles on the road; however, the automobile average speed on Dongfeng Road now has slowed down to 25-30 km per hour. The number of locations where traffic jams occur has climbed year on year.

 

Related investigations3 show that most local residents attribute the city’s heavy traffic jams to the inappropriate road designs and irregularities by some privileged cars. In addition, they say that traffic police have not fulfilled their duties very well, punishing traffic violators only by imposing4 fines.

 
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1 automobile rP1yv     
n.汽车，机动车
参考例句：
  • He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
  • The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。
2 automobiles 760a1b7b6ea4a07c12e5f64cc766962b     
n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3 investigations 02de25420938593f7db7bd4052010b32     
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究
参考例句：
  • His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
  • He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
4 imposing 8q9zcB     
adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的
参考例句：
  • The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
  • He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

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