So you think the traffic is bad where you live?
Try moving to Boston, where commuters suffer the worst highway congestion in the nation. Residents of Beantown spent an average of 164 hours sitting in their vehicles going nowhere slowly last year, losing as much as $2,291 in personal value for the privilege.
“Congestion costs Americans billions of dollars each year. It will continue to have serious consequences for national and local economies, businesses and citizens in the years to come,” says Trevor Reed, transportation analyst at INRIX. “If we’re to avoid traffic congestion becoming a further drain on our economy, we must invest in intelligent transportation systems to tackle our mobility challenges.
Here’s the 10 worst cities in the U.S. for traffic tie-ups according to the INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard, with average annual time spent in traffic and the average cost of congestion per motorist:New York City, NY: 133 hours San Francisco, CA: 116 hours Here’s the 10 most congested stretches of road in U.S. with the average time commuters lost while sitting in traffic last year:
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