America's 75 worst commutes - Toyota Yaris Forums

*tomato* · 01-19-2010, 09:09 PM

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

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-a...commutes/full/

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

L.A. ranks ... #1 !!

Worst commute in the nation according to these guys!

DandiDani · 01-19-2010, 09:20 PM

Mine is number 49

advocate · 01-19-2010, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheDailyBeast.com

#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 · 01-19-2010, 10:16 PM

#12, good ol' 610 loop traffic

enviri · 01-19-2010, 10:27 PM

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

Treyz · 01-19-2010, 11:00 PM

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 · 01-20-2010, 03:47 AM

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

DevilGirl · 01-20-2010, 07:24 AM

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 · 01-20-2010, 07:46 AM

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 · 01-20-2010, 10:29 AM

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

yaris-me · 01-20-2010, 11:45 AM

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

shakurov · 01-20-2010, 01:18 PM

#23 here in Tampa FL

Ichimaru · 01-20-2010, 11:03 PM

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* · 01-20-2010, 11:07 PM

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* · 01-25-2010, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

Hahaha!! That's for sure.

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

JumpmanYaris · 01-25-2010, 12:51 PM

#49, I-65, Louisville

LOL

RedRide · 01-25-2010, 01:18 PM

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 · 01-25-2010, 10:22 PM

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

01-20-2010, 07:46 AM	#9
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,529	Sad to admit #1 for us is right. Lots of us are a little too stupid to learn shortcuts. Must be an SUV thing... __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

01-20-2010, 10:29 AM	#10
KCALB SIRAY それを吸ってください View User's Garage Drives: black sand lb Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 8,894	woot! Number three for me. Accroding to most polls, we are always 1, 2, or 3. __________________ http://lifesdailypimpslap.tumblr.com/#me My Build

01-20-2010, 11:07 PM	#14
Astroman Modded Moderator View User's Garage Drives: 07 Toyota Yaris, 71 Galaxie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 3,670	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. __________________ Please visit my online store for computer stuff and Official Yarisworld decals!

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01-19-2010, 09:09 PM	#1
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	America's 75 worst commutes that's interesting. Can you find your hometown in there? http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-a...commutes/full/ wow, SF is #5 right before NY?!! L.A. ranks ... #1 !! Worst commute in the nation according to these guys! __________________ Follow Bamboo the YarisWorld Traveler here

01-19-2010, 09:20 PM	#2
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01-19-2010, 10:16 PM	#4
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01-19-2010, 10:27 PM	#5
enviri View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: CT Posts: 1,516	lol woot! #8 AND #28! yaayy! I go through either ones at least twice a week

01-19-2010, 11:00 PM	#6
Treyz ~ ambient one ~ View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Bayou Yaris Liftback Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,046	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. __________________ AMBIENTLIFESTYLE Tri-State Sport Compact EZine ambientlifestyle.com------------ambientlifestyle.ning.com Micro Image Store - Network - Online microimageonline.com------------microimage.ning.com

01-20-2010, 03:47 AM	#7
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01-20-2010, 07:24 AM	#8
DevilGirl Drives: 09 3dr LB MT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 681	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. __________________ 2009 3dr LB MT Meteorite Metalic. Car bought 8/7/09. Now over 89k miles of trouble free driving, other than user error!!

01-20-2010, 11:45 AM	#11
yaris-me Learn to Relax Drives: 2007, Meteorite, LB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,070	#2 can be improved, with a viaduct from the airport on Nimitz to downtown. West bound can be improved with widening.

01-20-2010, 01:18 PM	#12
shakurov View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Black 3dr Hatch Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 41	#23 here in Tampa FL __________________

01-20-2010, 11:03 PM	#13
Ichimaru Drives: 08 Yaris LB Blck Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Reading PA Posts: 56	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.

01-25-2010, 01:18 PM	#17
RedRide Drives: '09 Yaris carmine red 2d HB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Middletown, NY Posts: 1,501	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.”

01-25-2010, 10:22 PM	#18
yarisugi やりすぎだ～ View User's Garage Drives: Me: Nuts: Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ハワイ Posts: 2,041	I don't think anyone can beat #1, but very familiar with #2.