NYC is worst, but our study finds other areas that are almost as bad
Americans love their cars, which is fortunate indeed.
U.S. workers spend plenty of time behind the wheel -- driving an average of 25.07 minutes to their jobs, then reversing the route at day's end. That equals 209 hours of commuting over the course of a year.
Many of those hours are far from relaxing. Traffic jams are becoming increasingly common on America's expressways -- as are boredom, frustration and road rage.
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"Highway growth in the last 20 years has been less than 5 percent. It certainly hasn't kept up with population growth and urban sprawl," says Joe Reed, vice president of products and operations at Navteq Corp., which monitors traffic conditions in 108 markets.
Americans love their cars, which is fortunate indeed.
U.S. workers spend plenty of time behind the wheel -- driving an average of 25.07 minutes to their jobs, then reversing the route at day's end. That equals 209 hours of commuting over the course of a year.
Many of those hours are far from relaxing. Traffic jams are becoming increasingly common on America's expressways -- as are boredom, frustration and road rage.
Read more . . . .www.bizjournals.com/edit_special/56.html
"Highway growth in the last 20 years has been less than 5 percent. It certainly hasn't kept up with population growth and urban sprawl," says Joe Reed, vice president of products and operations at Navteq Corp., which monitors traffic conditions in 108 markets.
