The Dutch spend an average of 50 minutes travelling to and from work every day, the longest time in Europe, according to OECD figures, quoted in Friday’s Volkskrant.

And 20% spent more than an hour getting to and from work, largely due to traffic congestion.
Hungarians and British workers are just behind on 45 minutes.
Inflexibility
OECD deputy head Aart Jan de Geus, a former Dutch minister, says the travelling time highlights the inflexibility of the Dutch economy. ‘Why do Dutch people live so far from their jobs?,’ he is quoted as saying in the Volkskrant. ‘It is to do with the strict redundancy laws and the way the housing market is set up.’
The protection Dutch workers enjoy against redundancy makes them unwilling to look for a new job or to move house, De Geus says.
He points out that 60% of rent controlled housing in the Netherlands is lived in by people who should have moved on to more expensive rental accommodation or home ownership.