What's the city with the worst traffic?

[Ausm]

Barrow, Alaska


Ausm

 

[CraigRT]

I was going to say LA, I havent' even been there, I just figured it would be #1.

 

[Juno]

my vote goes to LA, it took me forever to get to LAX airport! :|

 

[monk3y]

DC metro...

 

[sohcrates]

I say DC and LA tie for #1 all around (as far as large traffic areas in every direction)

#2 would be a tie between boston and chicago. There is still horrible congestion but at least it's not overwhelmingly in EVERY direction possible for dozens and dozens of miles.

My biggest problem with DC is that there is litterally one road leading away from it in all 4 directions...that's it. there's really no option to get anywhere at rush hour since every direction is a dead stop.

 

[Wapp]

Originally posted by: EngenZerO

Originally posted by: Wapp

Originally posted by: Linflas
Washington DC entire metro area. One of the biggest cluster f*cks on the planet.

This guy knows what he is talking about. Thankfully, I no longer drive to work. GO GO METRO SYSTEM!

hehe... this is why i live close to my work so the drive isn't that bad... too bad alexandria apartments suck... for what i pay for in rent... i could be paying a morgage for a 400K house in ohio.

it only sucks if i need to go out to vienna or tysons or go to bmore.

I rent in Alexandria too, and yeah it's too damn expensive here. I used to work in Chantilly, the morning commute wasn't bad at all but being on 66 or 495 around rush hour was pure hell.

 

[RaDragon]

Los Angeles. ugh!

 

[The Green Bean]

Karachi

 

[Pocatello]

I've been to LA a few times, it's pretty bad. Locally, there is an intersection close to where I live which is near a high school and an entrance to the interstate...this place is deadly around 7:30-8:00AM.

 

[Vonkhan]

Boston followed by DC Metro, then Manhattan

 

[Mr N8]

The worst I've ever driven in is Dallas-Ft Worth area. Their loop is not well designed at all. Chicago is a dream compared to Dallas. I've never driven in LA or Washington DC, though.

 

[fire400]

You know what, when are they going to authorize helicopter transportation who need to get to work on time....

 

[loic2003]

Bangkok

 

[Inspector Jihad]

its prolly some asian city...

 

[Scarpozzi]

Last year Atlanta was #5 in the US. LA would be worse....Chicago is pretty bad too....

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: rdubbz420
Traffic Congestion in U.S. Cities, 2002
Rank Urban area Annual delay
per person
in hours
1. Los Angeles, Calif. 136
2. San Francisco-Oakland, Calif. 92
3. Washington, DC-Md.-Va. 84
4. Seattle-Everett, Wash. 82
5. Houston, Tex. 75
6. San Jose, Calif. 74
6. Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex. 74
8. New York, N.Y.-Northeastern N.J. 73
9. Atlanta, Ga. 70
10. Miami-Hialeah, Fla. 69

nice to see that once the facts are posted ATOT continues to post its so scientifically derived answers.

 

[NeoV]

worst can be defined a few ways..

most cars, most sitting in one place - LA, hands down

Traffic the furthest out from the city? Chicago.

Atlanta is actually much better than it was before the Olympics.

Boston, however, wins the prize for the worst layout of streets and traffic you could possibly imagine. There are entrance ramps that go throught the back of parking lots...there is one intersection that has 3 or 4 streets at it with no lights or stop signs...it's just a mess!

 

[franksta]

I'm going to agree with Atlanta. I've never been to Boston but I've been told it's horrendous.

 

[Gibson486]

boston?????not really.....I live there and never have trouble....if you ar etalking baout Chinatown, though....dam, goodluck. It will take 10 minutes to go one block.I went to New York on several coccasions. i would never drive there.

 

[Ne0]

Atlanta, we also have the worst drivers. 6-7 lanes wide and bumper to bumper traffic (I-85).

 

[Schadenfreude]

Been to New York and Chicago . . . so it doesn't say much, but Chicago is BAD.

 

[Red Dawn]

All I know is that Boston has the worse drivers.

 

[mitmot]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
All I know is that Boston has the worst drivers.

fixed.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: Linflas
Washington DC entire metro area. One of the biggest cluster f*cks on the planet.

i second this ... atleast i go against traffic on my way to/from work.

but now that it gets dark at 5 and i leave at 5:30 i have to take backroads, cause for some reason, people drive like they are blind when its dark out, and 495 is fvcking horrible now a days at night time in rush hour.

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: rdubbz420
Traffic Congestion in U.S. Cities, 2002
Rank Urban area Annual delay
per person
in hours
1. Los Angeles, Calif. 136
2. San Francisco-Oakland, Calif. 92
3. Washington, DC-Md.-Va. 84
4. Seattle-Everett, Wash. 82
5. Houston, Tex. 75
6. San Jose, Calif. 74
6. Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex. 74
8. New York, N.Y.-Northeastern N.J. 73
9. Atlanta, Ga. 70
10. Miami-Hialeah, Fla. 69

nice to see that once the facts are posted ATOT continues to post its so scientifically derived answers.

A lot changes in 3 years. Actually, its closer to five years because its the end of 2005. And also because the data for that study was collected in 2001 and 2002.

Denver is on that list now, but I'm trying to find a newer study