Fewer cars on Palma's roads than before the pandemic
The town hall doesn't believe that the reduction is due to free public transport
The Avenidas are among the busiest roads, even if this image doesn't suggest so. | Google Maps
Palma30/03/2024 08:17
According to figures from Palma town hall, the number of vehicles on the city's roads is lower than before the pandemic. In February this year, 13,475 vehicles per day were counted on the main roads. These compared with 14,596 in February 2019, a 7.7% reduction.
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So. Is there too many cars on the Island?. With much more traffic to come when all the Hire Cars come on to the roads this Season.
I don't care what any politician says or the statistics - There are A LOT more cars on the vía cintura now than in previous years. And the road from Palma towards Andratx has become one long traffic jam for 3 months of the year (at certain times of the day). Is there less traffic in Palma itself? I doubt it.
Surely this is largely down to many drivers avoiding the two-year construction project on Paseo Maritimo? If you're driving east-west (or west-east) across the south of the island, and might previously have routed through Palma city on Paseo Maritimo, using Via Cintura (i.e. bypassing the city) has been the better route option during the construction project. Statistics can be so misleading (and abused by politicians)!