The main influencing factor for a dense motorway network is transport demands. Such demands are particularly high in urban and other densely-populated areas, industrial areas and around major seaports. The highest motorway densities in the EU are found in regions of Germany, the Netherlands as well as in the capital region of Hungary. Most European capitals and large cities are surrounded by a ring of motorways in order to meet the high demand for road transport. Dense motorway networks are found around capitals such as Budapest (120 km/1 000 km²), Vienna (109 km/1 000 km²), Madrid (96 km/1 000 km²), Prague (91 km/1 000 km²) and Berlin (91 km/1 000 km²). (....)