According to the Herald Sun, new data show that Melbourne's road network has been so congested that the peak hours of traffic in Melbourne have been extended to six hours a day.
Depressed drivers also spend more time in the car. Some drivers have even fallen to 1/3 of the average road speed due to longer rush-hour congestion.
Using high-end sensor technology installed in cars over the past three months, RACV revealed Melbourne's 10 busiest roads.
Figures show that both urban and urban roads are struggling to meet Melbourne's rapidly growing population demand, and peak travel hours on these roads have soared.
Last week, the Herald Sun reported that 3/4 commuters in Melbourne rely on cars, with about 1.5 million people on their way every day.
Rush hours were extended from 07:30 to 08:30 to 06:30 to 9 a.m. and worse in the afternoon.
The rush hour is now from 3 p.m. to 06:30, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
There are four busiest roads in the northern and northeast urban areas, including Alexandra Pde, in Clifton Hill in Ivanhoe, Upper Heidelberg Rd, in Ivanhoe in Rosanna Rd in Heidelberg and High St. in Epping
Alexandra Pde is the gateway between Eastern Freeway,CityLink and the western and northern urban areas. During the rush hour, the average speed of the road fell from 52 km / h to 20 km / h.
In the southeastern and eastern urban areas, roads in Toorak,Balwyn North and Lyndhurst are the most congested.
After the reduction in Burke Rd between Eastern Freeway and The Boulevard in Balwyn North from four lanes to two lanes, the peak average speed dropped sharply from 66 km / h to 27 km / h.
An infamous roundabout will be upgraded in mid-2019, with the speed of the Thompsons Rd road in Lyndhurst dropping by more than half to 30 kilometers per hour.
Between Western Highway and Sunshine Avenue, The Western Ring Rd has more than one hundred thousand vehicles a day, and during the rush hour, it has fallen from 90 kilometers per hour to 35 kilometers per hour.
The Kings Way between West Gate Freeway and York St is the worst road for CBD traffic. The number of vehicles passed here remained unchanged, but the rush hour fell from 49 km / h to 18 km / h.
Barkly St passes through the busy shopping area of Footscray, where the speed of the road is basically snail speed during rush hours.
RACV is now asking people to vote on the 10 worst roads in Melbourne. This is also part of its 2018 Red spot survey of (Redspot Survey). The results will be announced before November's state elections.
RACV Road and Traffic Manager Dave Jones said they wanted to hear from all road users, including drivers, motorcyclists, cyclists, public transport users and pedestrians.
"the rite uses actual traffic data to provide a more vivid way to determine where the traffic is most congested."