10 worst cities for commuters

[dert420sx]

I can't believe L.A. and San Fran were at the bottom of the list. Surely we have the worst traffic but Forbes doesn't rank it that way.



link
http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/24/cities-commute-fuel-forbeslife-cx_mw_0424realestate3_slide_2.html?thisspeed=25000

[azndoc]

huh...

we're that low?

I mean I'm in traffic everyday and it sucks.

[WilloW]

Yay, I'm right in the fucking middle of number 5! No wonder it has been shitty driving around.

[s14_legend]

wow thats a shock... i thought we would be 2nd next to new york

[an_orange_s2k]

traffic is ok for me in sf, mainly cuz i avoid downtown and other crazy busy areas

traffic in LA sucks ass. there is traffic almost all the time

[dert420sx]

here in l.a., it seems to take at least 20 mins to get anywhere...traffic or not.

[ronmcdon]

eh, I think in LA its inconsistent. traffic flows a lot heavier in some directions than others, and it helps a lot of you explore different routes during diff seasons. my old commute from west LA to downtown was really awful. took anywhere from 45 to 1hr 30 mins each way. On the other hand, my current commute rom west LA to reseda isn't too bad at all. 30 mins each way tops.

I really believe that key to happiness (or hell) in Los Angeles is to be realistic when it comes to finding work. makes no sense at all how some ppl choose to live out in Ontario to save maybe $200 on rent, just to loose $400 on gas and immeasurable time and frustration on their daily commute.

[ronmcdon]

here in l.a., it seems to take at least 20 mins to get anywhere...traffic or not.

wow, that's awesome. I'd imagine LB would be a lot nicer when it comes to traffic. I'd really consider moving out there one day if the circumstanced are right, seeing its well located between LA and OC. not as ghetto as LA, but not quite as boring as OC either. I like LB for the most part.

[dert420sx]

yeah...i love long beach. it's right in between la and oc so you can go just about anywhere from here in no time. i work in santa ana so my commute is only like 30-45 mins tops. though, i've been able to get to work in as little as 20 mins when the 22 fwy's wide open. thank god the construction's completed!

[cisco240]

Surprinsing that we're far from worse. Anyone notice the mention of the IE

...makes no sense at all how some ppl choose to live out in Ontario to save maybe $200 on rent, just to loose $400 on gas and immeasurable time and frustration on their daily commute.
I live in the IE and commute to save over $800 on rent. Plus I drive an xB to commute so gas isn't too bad.

[s14_legend]

downtown LA is just horrible i remember driving to work everyday....id be pissed off, even if i was having a good day

[dert420sx]

Surprinsing that we're far from worse. Anyone notice the mention of the IE

not listed. i'm not out there much. how's traffic for you guys out there?

[KidSaru]

Lmao, it doesn't surprise me one bit that ATL is #1...

[BustedS13]

wtf, where's chicago or NYC? i guess Forbes thinks public transportation is just as good as a car. lawl.

and the last time i drove through atlanta, the average speed seemed to be about 90. people are fucking insane there. i figured they were all trying to get away from the ringtone rap.

[cisco240]

not listed. i'm not out there much. how's traffic for you guys out there?
I know it's not listed, but it is mentioned in the Detroit slide:
"The average Detroit commuter is delayed 54 hours a year, more than residents in California's sprawling "Inland Empire" cities of San Bernardino and Riverside, who log 49 hours of delays; and more than Chicago or Boston, 46 hours each." :2f2f:

I commute from the IE to LBC.
91-sucks big time either way, prepare to grow old
57-(between 10 & 91) bad in afternoon Northbound, not too bad in morning
60-is acutally decent in the morning, slow from the 605 to the 57 in afternoon (westbound afternoon)
10-is good both ways (for me at least)
15-(between 60 & 10)-to short to really complain about
605-is slow moving morning & afternoon commute

[KidSaru]

wtf, where's chicago or NYC? i guess Forbes thinks public transportation is just as good as a car. lawl.

and the last time i drove through atlanta, the average speed seemed to be about 90. people are fucking insane there. i figured they were all trying to get away from the ringtone rap.

No kidding, 85 is a death trap.

[stiizy]

NYC here i drive from jersey to the city i leave like 2.5 hours before work to get there on time....GWB sucks all tunnels suck and it takes about the same amount of time to get home ugh!!

[Yuri]

I used to live in Anaheim Hills and commute to Buena Park on the 91.
I hated it. Always took forever to get home, it would usually be dark by the time I did, even in summer.

I now live in Long Beach really close to Seal Beach, and commute to Garden Grove.
It's great.
15-20minutes in the morning, between 15-35 minutes at night depending on how the tiny section of the 22 I use is.

[Baka Sama]

How did I know Altlanta would be #1

Thank all you people from NY,NJ,FL, and California who just moved to Georgia within the past 8 years. You killed it. You really did.

[CKAMC]

Yeah, when driving thru LA it just depends on what road your on or where you need to get to

I recall some being bad unless you hop in the carpool lane.. but my best experience was I-5 from irvine, then the 101 hollywood then back on the I-5 to head north towards norcal

get some slowing (like 45~50mph) but for the most part of morning to midday traffic its great, sames goes for the 10 during the afternoon going westbound

bay area isnt as bad, think the bart helps out with some of the stuff going on in the streets.

[bboyoracle]

woo hoo dc no 7

My job is only 20 minutes away takes 45-hour with traffic.

[eastcoastS14]

i cant believe boston isnt on that list

[dert420sx]

so from all the replies, i guess traffic fucks us all, then we gotta get gas from the gas stations and get foooked some more by the gas prices!

damn, if there was a train from long beach to o.c. i'd def take it. we only have the blue line that takes you to downtown la.

[lflkajfj12123]

traffic in chicago can be pretty ridiculous

but usually only because of they're CONSTANTLY working on the highways

its like a constant expansion on every road

[Gnnr]

No. 3: Miami, Fla.

The commute in and out of Miami carries with it 50 hours of delays per year, something not helped by a skimpy public transit system that services only 3% of commuters daily. Still, it could be worse. Ten percent of Miami residents carpool, which alleviates some of the congestion. The primary problem, as with most Florida cities, is sprawl, which results in only 31% of commuters making it to their workplace in under 20 minutes, the fourth worst rate in the nation.

Yeah, thats about right but considering its #1 in Road Rage, I'd say that bumps us up, since the only thing worse than traffic is traffic with assholes.

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/05/15/miami-remains-no-1-city-for-road-rage/

[ryguy]

traffic in chicago can be pretty ridiculous

but usually only because of they're CONSTANTLY working on the highways

its like a constant expansion on every road

I was surprised Chicago wasnt on there either, with how bad the Circle Interchange can get. But, there have been a lot of improvements lately. It used to take me over a hour to drive to work every day, when they were completely rebuilding the Dan Ryan it took me up to 1.5 hours. Now it takes me less than a half hour.

[Farzam]

I've been to a lot of those places.

Atlanta traffic really does suck.
DC traffic seems a little worse than they make it.
FL...no comment.
LA isn't as horrible as ATL imo, but it is pretty lame

[KiLLeR2001]

Haha #4 wtf, I knew it was getting bad but it's not that bad as long as you don't hit key hours like 8-9am or 5-6pm.

And yes I-95 Miami is a fucking death trap. I wouldn't drive my car in that direction, I'll get a rental.

edit: People in Miami drive crazy fast and stupid. One time coming from Miami back home to Orlando I saw a black car (couldn't recognize it) flattened like a soda can and a red F150 split in half, people died that night.

[BustedS13]

traffic in chicago can be pretty ridiculous

but usually only because of they're CONSTANTLY working on the highways

its like a constant expansion on every road

i was just there, i liked all the signs that were all "take our trains dummy"
also i ran through a toll thingie without paying because i didn't have any change. no 30 cents for your roads, suckers

[KingKong8247]

Atlanta traffic really does suck.
DC traffic seems a little worse than they make it.

I've been stuck in traffic at 4:30am in DC, I hate driving through there. It should be number 1.

[lflkajfj12123]

i was just there, i liked all the signs that were all "take our trains dummy"
also i ran through a toll thingie without paying because i didn't have any change. no 30 cents for your roads, suckers

haha yeah i go through them all the time without paying

i just go really fast through them haven't received a ticket yet

[yarou]

What the fuck. Why does florida get scenery pictures while everyone else gets traffic pictures?

Anyway, yeah, SF = the pits. I can't believe it's number 10

[zenki1995]

In L.A 4:00am to 10:00am is traffic going toward Los Angeles

2:00am to 5:00am is traffic going out of Los Angeles

[iwishiwas-all*]

hahah yay miami is #3! i can make a case for us to be number 1... the added time spent in the car from the daily line of 5 consecutive accidents on the palmetto by unlicensed motorists

[blacklable245]

i walk so traffic is GREAT!

[DrtyRat]

Yeah, thats about right but considering its #1 in Road Rage, I'd say that bumps us up, since the only thing worse than traffic is traffic with assholes.

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/05/15/miami-remains-no-1-city-for-road-rage/

Yeah, but we finally beat Cali in something....:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[muddafakka]

I had a feeling Orlando would make it on the list but damn, at #4?

Public transportation sucks and people don't have a fucking clue when they're driving on the highway but I didn't think it would beat out other larger cities.

And I love how they didn't post a pic of the sucky early morning traffic, instead preferring to show downtown.

[DrtyRat]

I had a feeling Orlando would make it on the list but damn, at #4?

Public transportation sucks and people don't have a fucking clue when they're driving on the highway but I didn't think it would beat out other larger cities.

And I love how they didn't post a pic of the sucky early morning traffic, instead preferring to show downtown.
Your traffic is so bad, mainly b/c of the tourist. I would know, I was just there last weekend.

[turtl631]

I always knew Atl had disproportionately terrible traffic for how big it is. I think the issue is just poor road planning. If you do your homework, you can find alternate routes that are basically barren. Too bad the roads all curve so much that you could never figure this out without constantly staring at a map.

[ronmcdon]

Your traffic is so bad, mainly b/c of the tourist. I would know, I was just there last weekend.

speaking as a local, LA traffic sucks b/c the drivers here in general are sissies and have no sense of courtesy (i.e hogging up the fast fwy lane, not using blinkers). Plus most ppl here just drive slow. young ppl don't drive too much faster than the elderly.

idk about road rage bieng #4. do date, I've only had 2 confrontations since the 10 yrs I've lived here. I don't get upset so much b/c the drivers here are at least predictable in their foolishness. You just drive more defensively to anticipate disaster.

[shmiddy]

where the hell is new york city in this whole equasion?

[water]

FL sucks to drive in.

[WanganRunner]

DC traffic should indeed be way worse than #7, and LA should be worse than #9 by a long shot. We should probably be 3 & 4 behind Houston & Dallas.

Atlanta gets overblown, I go down there 2x/month for work and it's nowhere near as bad as DC is, IMO. Even at Rush Hour I can still get from Buckhead to the Airport in like 45 mins or less.

[used240sxparts]

traffic in so fla. + cell phones = fail

[shmiddy]

new york is pretty bad
http://i.treehugger.com/images/2007/10/24/traffic_jam.jpg

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41146000/jpg/_41146582_manhattan_ap416.jpg

http://westbynorthwest.org/springearly02/peace/newyork.traffic.jpg

[KidSaru]

I always knew Atl had disproportionately terrible traffic for how big it is. I think the issue is just poor road planning. If you do your homework, you can find alternate routes that are basically barren. Too bad the roads all curve so much that you could never figure this out without constantly staring at a map.

The other bad thing is that in order to fix the roads (Which if you've visited ATL you know that shit's needed...Fucking 3' deep manholes, 12' wide double lane 1 way conjested traffic) they have to have them closed down and a lot of the businesses don't have alternate routes so it's nearly impossible.

[Gnnr]

What the fuck. Why does florida get scenery pictures while everyone else gets traffic pictures?

Haha, here's one for Miami

http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/affinion/27862/images/27862-hi-traffic.jpg

[emersonLP]

Ah Atlanta. I live 17 miles from work and it takes me about 45 min to get there in the morning and 1 hour to get home. And I dont even live or work inside the perimeter, this is suburb traffic. Its just too damn busy everywhere. Im going to move later this year probably and I will definitely be moving right next door to my workplace if I can...Hell, id live in the building if they would let me!

[muddafakka]

Your traffic is so bad, mainly b/c of the tourist. I would know, I was just there last weekend.

Yeah that's true.

Just a glimpse of Orlando's International Drive...a tourist hot spot. You'll never see me driving around there during the day.
http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/1546/10420645.JPG

[jackjack]

traffic in chicago can be pretty ridiculous

but usually only because of they're CONSTANTLY working on the highways

its like a constant expansion on every road


tell me about it. EVERY year it gets worse. all the damn construction. sometimes you do not move. ungh. i'm starting to hate it :bash:

[DrtyRat]

Haha, here's one for Miami

http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/affinion/27862/images/27862-hi-traffic.jpg
I can't tell you how many hours of my life have been wasted there...:rl: :rl: :rl: :rl:

Yeah that's true.

Just a glimpse of Orlando's International Drive...a tourist hot spot. You'll never see me driving around there during the day.
http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/1546/10420645.JPG

Wasted half of my last weekend right there.

[Gnnr]

Yeah that's true.

Just a glimpse of Orlando's International Drive.

Uggghhh, worst road EVAR. We where stuck there for like an hour and a half. its faster to walk. I wasn't driving, if not I would have avoided the road.

[Andrew Bohan]

commute from my bedroom to my garage is like 8-10 seconds, longer if i pee first

:w00t:

[ZenkiCam]

Atlantas Highways are crazy.. i hate the traffic and people fly here... like i had a cop tell me a couple weeks ago that the AVERAGE speed of people on the express ways is around 85mph.... and thats the average much lower than how fast some of the bone heads drive.

[iwishiwas-all*]

Haha, here's one for Miami

http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/affinion/27862/images/27862-hi-traffic.jpg


Haha.... i cannot tell you how many accidents happen right there daily..... well north/southbound at that exact spot ima say 10 daily accidents.....
whats worse is at that very moment the turnpike looks the exact same way hah
fuck this i dont drive on week days hahah