Los Angeles has once again made a list for having the worse freeway commute, but which freeway took the top prize? Well, you’ll be surprised.
Everyone that lives in L.A. knows that the 405 and 10 freeways are terrible, especially when we’re getting off work. It feels like you’re stuck in a parking lot, but you’ll be surprised to know that the 101 from Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Woodland Hills to Vignes Street downtown is the worse freeway commute.
However, according to a survey that looked at American cities with the longest overall traffic delays, Los Angeles came in second place (!). Yep, 80 annual hours of delays for the average driver weren’t enough to take the top spot, which was reserved for Washington, D.C. The nation’s capital had 82 hours of delays for the typical commuter.
San Francisco (78 hours) was third, New York (74) was fourth, and San Jose (67) was fifth. Riverside and San Bernardino were taken as one metro area: They came in 10th (with 59 hours of delay).
The best city in America for commuters, at least as far as saving time on the road goes, is Turlock, California, a Central Valley farm town where the tractors and livestock don’t seem to get in your way. The average driver there sees only about one hour’s worth of delays a year.
