Fleet logistics analytics provider Geotab says the stay-at-home orders issued as part of Covid-19 mitigation rules have decreased the time trucks spend at intersections and increased average speed when driving. The data was gathered from fleet internet of things sensors.
The U.S. city with the largest increase in average road speeds was found to be New York City, moving from an average speed of 17.5 mph to an average of 21.0 mph - a 20 percent increase. San Francisco and Washington had the second largest increase in average road speeds.
The city with the largest reduction in time spent at intersections was Atlanta at 17 percent, with an average of 35 seconds spent at an intersection compared to 42 seconds before March 15. The city that has shown the smallest reduction in time spent at intersections is Seattle, with a three percent difference since before March 15.
“As soon as the lockdowns began across North America, we saw a drastic reduction in (carbon dioxide) emissions, down to 40 percent or less of normal for some cities,” said Mike Branch, Geotab VP.
New York City, in particular, has seen the largest reduction, sitting at 38 percent of pre-pandemic CO2 emissions.”
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