Traffic starts building up from around 6.30 in the morning but it’s busiest between 7.30am and 9.30am, after which it starts tailing off again.
The early evening rush hour starts at around 4pm and continues until 6.30pm. Generally, it is busiest between 5pm and 5.30pm.
The best advice when driving outside of rush hour is to drive as smoothly as possible, gently using the steering, accelerator and brakes.
When slowing down, it’s important to remain in gear as the fuel cut-off switch in a fuel injection engine is then activated, meaning virtually no fuel is used while braking.
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