[dragnet2]

Oh, including all the surrounding populations not just LA City? If so, the LA metro/S.CA region has 20+ million.☺

D.C. is a piker when compared to massive populations centers and epic traffic venues such as the LA area.

The LA area is so massive now, SF is considered north LA with San Diego as south LA. In fact, on the coastal plain all they way to the mountains, it's solid people/cars from the Mexican border to Santa Barbara. No joke.

[markomalley]

Oh, including all the surrounding populations not just LA City? If so, the LA metro/S.CA region has 20+ million.☺

I said 18 million (I looked it up)

D.C. is a piker when compared to massive populations centers and epic traffic venues such as the LA area.

Suggest you re-read my post. I am not claiming that LA doesn't have traffic. That would be crazy.

Having said that, there is a cornucopia of reasons not to live in metropolitan Los Angeles. But the traffic isn't one of those reasons. You people are sane drivers out there.

But I do have one question: when did you last live here...and/or commuted around here? Just in case you're not familiar, please check the following comparison:

Both are very typical commutes. There are definitely worse commutes...and ones that are not nearly as bad...in both areas.