America's 75 worst commutes

[tomato]

that's interesting. Can you find your hometown in there?

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-01-19/americas-75-worst-commutes/full/

wow, SF is #5 right before NY?!!

L.A. ranks ... #1 !! :bow::bow: Worst commute in the nation according to these guys!

[DandiDani]

Mine is number 49

[advocate]

#11, Bayshore Freeway (US 101), San Jose
Weekly hours of bottleneck congestion: 231
Worst bottleneck: Northbound, Old Middlefield Way
Length of worst bottleneck: .34 mi
Weekly hours of congestion on worst bottleneck: 27
Speed of worst bottleneck when congested: 20.2

Commuter Buzz: “There are stretches that look like a fault line with jagged edges,” says Mike McPherson.

Gogo #11

[custom Lftback]

#12, good ol' 610 loop traffic

[enviri]

lol woot! #8 AND #28! yaayy! I go through either ones at least twice a week :cry:

[Treyz]

Hmmm .. Cross Bronx Expressway at #6 ... It does get bad.

They also forgot to mention the Brooklyn/Queens Expressway going towards Staten Island. It has never ending road construction and a lot of hours of congestion per week.

[sqcomp]

Wow! I never thought we'd land at #16. That interstate bridge is certainly a bottleneck to be sure.

[DevilGirl]

Oh Joy!!!!! I'm on there twice!!!

#20, Schuylkill Expressway, Philadelphia
Weekly hours of bottleneck congestion: 205
Worst bottleneck: Eastbound, Montgomery Dr/Exit 341
Length of worst bottleneck: 1.53 mi
Weekly hours of congestion on worst bottleneck: 34
Speed of worst bottleneck when congested: 22.9 mph

Commuter Buzz: "Frankly, we don't need any more rain," Gary Szatkowski told the Philadelphia Inquirer, after a 2009 that saw a rain-induced mudslide close part of the Schuylkill.

and

#57, US 22, Allentown, PA
Weekly hours of bottleneck congestion: 22
Worst bottleneck: Westbound, Highway 987/Airport Rd
Length of worst bottleneck: .76 mi
Weekly hours of congestion on worst bottleneck: 11
Speed of worst bottleneck when congested: 21.1

Commuter Buzz: “There's simply not enough road surface to be had,” explains Dan Hartzell, aka The Road Warrior for The Morning Call. “Motorists will not remain in single file, going slower than they wish, if a lane is available for passing, whether it be to the left or right.”

Though I must make a correction to the "speed of worst bottleneck when congested" for Allentown. When it's heavily congested, say around like 5:30pm when I'm usually getting back in the area, I can easily say the top speed at times is maybe 10mph if you're lucky, most times it's about 5mph.

[SilverBack]

Sad to admit #1 for us is right. Lots of us are a little too stupid to learn shortcuts. Must be an SUV thing...

[KCALB SIRAY]

woot! Number three for me. Accroding to most polls, we are always 1, 2, or 3.

[yaris-me]

#2 can be improved, with a viaduct from the airport on Nimitz to downtown. West bound can be improved with widening.

[shakurov]

#23 here in Tampa FL

[Ichimaru]

My is 140 miles round trip from Reading Pa to Philadelphia Airport, there is not a lot of traffic the hours i commute but is a bit long but i got used to it.

[Astroman]

Ha I've had to deal with #7 & #16, Seattle & Portland. I did hit #5 last March when I came up through hwy 101 and wanted to drive over the golden gate bridge. 5pm is not the time to do this on a Thursday.

[tomato]

Ha I've had to deal with #7 & #16, Seattle & Portland. I did hit #5 last March when I came up through hwy 101 and wanted to drive over the golden gate bridge. 5pm is not the time to do this on a Thursday.

Hahaha!! That's for sure.

Next time, try out Bay Bridge that's falling apart as we speak :wink:

[JumpmanYaris]

#49, I-65, Louisville

LOL

[RedRide]

Nothing on my commute. which is mosly trouble free.

However, I have traveled on NY City's "Cross bronx expressway in the past and agree with their assement.

In fact years ago, a co worker's new car broke down on the "C B X" and he nursed it to the side if the road . He wisely, imdiately got out of the car and got away from the road.
A minute or so later, his car was rear ended by a fuel truck (a full, large tanker) and there was a huge fire ball. His car was of course destroyed.



# 6, Cross Bronx Expressway, New York City
Weekly hours of bottleneck congestion: 421
Worst bottleneck: Southbound, Bronx River Parkway/Exit 4B
Length of worst bottleneck: .36 mi
Weekly hours of congestion on worst bottleneck: 94
Speed of worst bottleneck when congested: 11.2 mph

The expert opinion: “There’s an old phrase that we used to have: too many cars and not enough roadway, and that fits the Cross Bronx to a T,” says Tom Kaminski, traffic reporter for WCBS 880 in New York City. “There’s no room to expand, there’s no way to throw in an additional lane or an additional shoulder—people have started changing their driving habits whenever they can.”

[yarisugi]

I don't think anyone can beat #1, but very familiar with #2.

[goku87]

#58, I-70, Kansas City woot! lol