Traffic in Latvia

In this country, we estimate that each passenger produces approximately 670.22kg of CO2 annually as a result of commuting to work or school. To counterbalance this carbon emission, it would require approximately 30.79 trees per passenger to produce enough oxygen. The following formulas are used to make these estimations.

Main Means of Transportation to Work or School

Working from Home 4.28%
Walking 27.27%
Car 32.62%
Bicycle 9.63%
Motorcycle 0.00%
Bus/Trolleybus 19.25%
Tram/Streetcar 4.81%
Train/Metro 2.14%

Overall Average One-Way Commute Time and Distance to Work or School

Average Distance 8.27 km
Average Travel Time 27.06 min

Average when primarily using Walking

Distance 2.40 km
Walking 22.31 min
Waiting 0.25 min
Driving Car 0.35 min
Bicycle 0.33 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 0.10 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 0.20 min
Overall 23.55 min

Average when primarily using Car

Distance 14.97 km
Walking 1.46 min
Driving Car 28.41 min
Overall 29.87 min

Average when primarily using Bicycle

Distance 4.54 km
Walking 1.44 min
Bicycle 15.61 min
Overall 18.56 min

Average when primarily using Bus/Trolleybus

Distance 6.58 km
Walking 5.94 min
Waiting 4.50 min
Bus/Trolleybus Ride 21.06 min
Overall 31.50 min

Average when primarily using Tram/Streetcar

Distance 3.33 km
Walking 3.11 min
Waiting 3.44 min
Tram/Streetcat Ride 11.11 min
Overall 17.67 min

Average when primarily using Train/Metro

Distance 25.00 km
Walking 16.25 min
Waiting 5.00 min
Train/Metro Ride 28.00 min
Overall 49.25 min

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