While Los Angeles has earned the reputation of a commuter city with stop-and-go traffic at all hours of the day, new analysis finds the City of Angels isn’t America’s worst traffic offender.
The GPS technology company TomTom has released its annual Traffic Index Rankings , which analyzed hundreds of cities in dozens of countries to determine where traffic most often comes to a crawl.
The ranking is put together by looking at travel times, CO2 emissions and cost of a short trip in various vehicle types.
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While Los Angeles was in the top ten of the traffic index rankings, another California city landed higher on the list.
Below are the results of the TomTom Traffic Index Rankings for the United States :
- New York City
- Washington, D.C.
- San Francisco
- Boston
- Chicago
- Baltimore
- Seattle
- Philadelphia
- Los Angeles
- Miami
New Yorkers experience the longest travel times in America, averaging more than 24 minutes to travel only six miles. Those stuck in traffic during rush hour could waste as much 112 hours per year sitting in their cars.