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Drivers Call LA Commute Nation's Most 'Painful'

City tops IBM's 'commuter pain index'

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 4, 2009 4:16 PM CDT

(Newser) – Los Angelenos may have fun in the sun, but they suffer the worst commutes, Reuters reports. An IBM survey of 4,446 motorists found that LA commuters ranked their morning drive highest on a "commuter pain index," which measures traffic, stress, anger, and other factors. Though Los Angeles commuters hate their drives the most, New Yorkers actually have the longest commute times, at an average of 38.4 minutes each way.

The IBM survey ranks America's worst 10 commutes:

  1. Los Angeles
  2. Washington DC
  3. Miami
  4. Chicago
  5. Boston
  6. New York
  7. Atlanta
  8. San Francisco
  9. Dallas-Fort Worth
  10. Minneapolis-St. Paul


Traffic is seen on the 405 Freeway as a brush fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass area of Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 8, 2009.
Traffic is seen on the 405 Freeway as a brush fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass area of Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 8, 2009.   (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Traffic makes its way over the Sepulveda Pass on the Interstate 405 Freeway after a 100 acre wildfire broke out early Thursday morning, Oct. 23, 2008.
Traffic makes its way over the Sepulveda Pass on the Interstate 405 Freeway after a 100 acre wildfire broke out early Thursday morning, Oct. 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
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COMMENTS
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alkaseltzersammich
Sep 4, 2009 11:55 AM CDT
Houston traffic sucks major balls.
passinthru
Sep 4, 2009 11:39 AM CDT
Try Orlando.
godawgs
Sep 4, 2009 10:06 AM CDT
they should look that honolulu rush hour...

 
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