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Drivers Call LA Commute Nation's Most 'Painful'

City tops IBM's 'commuter pain index'

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(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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Altoecko
Sep 4, 09 4:22 PM CDT
Atlanta has actually gotten much more bearable in the recession. Reply
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DarkFrancis
Sep 4, 09 4:27 PM CDT
Yep, people sure do drive cars. Reply
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angeleno_karen
Sep 4, 09 4:31 PM CDT
That photo of the 405 isn't even really representative how bad congestion can get... There's space between the cars, traffic is moving! I would be excited to see the 405 look like that during my commute today... minus the smoke, of course. Reply
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godawgs
Sep 4, 09 5:06 PM CDT
they should look that honolulu rush hour... Reply
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mainlander
Sep 4, 09 6:19 PM CDT
Yeah, but if you're in Honolulu, who cares. Hang out at Ala Moana Beach for an hour, then go home. And Honolulu has one of the best bus systems in the country so you may not need to drive.
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