Higher speeds lower productivity: what the data shows crash delays really cost Auckland

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Another morning, another crash on one of Auckland’s major roads. Traffic isn’t moving. Drivers sit in their cars rehearsing reasons for being late again. Radio hosts offer the usual advice: leave earlier and find an alternative route.

It happens so often we barely notice anymore. But the costs add up fast, and they’re far bigger...

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