Some things really didn't need to "return to normal" in the aftermath of the pandemic . . . like TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
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According to the analytics firm INRIX, the average U.S. driver spent 51 hours sitting in traffic last year . . . 15 hours more than in 2021.Ā But still about 50% less than the pre-pandemic high of 99 hours in 2019.
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Not all cities were equal . . . and even though L.A. is NOTORIOUS for its congestion, the traffic in Chicago was the worst.Ā Drivers there spent 155 hours stuck on jammed roads.Ā Boston was the second-worst, at 134 hours.
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New York City was third-worst, followed by Philadelphia . . . Miami . . . San Francisco . . . Los Angeles at #7 . . . then Washington. D.C. . . . Houston . . . and Atlanta, where drivers wasted 74 hours in traffic, less than half of Chicago.
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They actually looked at congestion and mobility trends in more than 1,000 cities across 50 countries.Ā And the most congested city overall is London, England . . . where people spend 156 hours in traffic.Ā Chicago was #2 worldwide.
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