KARACHI: The mopeds are back in Hanoi, cars once more clog Karachi’s streets and gridlock has returned to Beijing’s ring roads — as lockdowns caused by the coronavirus ease, the temporary respite from traffic has also been broken. Asia’s megacities are notoriously traffic-choked, inflicting dizzying pollution and enervating daily delays on their residents. The mopeds are back in Hanoi, cars once more clog Karachi’s streets and gridlock has returned to Beijing’s ring roads — as lockdowns caused by the coronavirus ease, the temporary respite from traffic has also been broken. Asia’s megacities are notoriously traffic-choked, inflicting dizzying pollution and enervating daily delays on their residents. Asia’s megacities are notoriously traffic-choked, inflicting dizzying pollution and enervating daily delays on their residents.

Source: Pakistan Today May 15, 2020 18:45 UTC