Sorry for the stale link. Explore Global Traffic rankings by INRIX here:
https://inrix.com/scorecard/?utm_source=hellobar&utm_medium=direct#city-ranking-list
I grew up on the Long Island expressway
No
Manhattan and nyc suburban drivers are ten times better than those in Houston which is completely insane. Last time I tried to drive in Atlanta was amazed at the insanity
I can believe Chicago. I live in Indianapolis and it takes less time to drive to Chicago than it takes to drive from one side of Chicago to the other once I get there.
The sad thing about DC is up until the late 80s or early 90s, the Metro was generally clean, safe, affordable and very efficient so for the most part there was typically no reason to drive into the DC.
Being retired for a very long time [and having commuted for decades in The East] and listening to eastern city radio on weekday mornings in my relatively new deep Flyover Country compound [Our local radio has NO traffic reports...], I am amused daily as I eat my breakfast.
Total schadenfreude.
YMMV
Largest cities have most traffic shocker !!!!!
DC should be higher on the list.
I’ve driven in all of the except Philly. The worst was Boston, but this was in 1980-82, right before the Big Dig.
They are called Massholes for a reason...
I remember when Detroit used to have heavy traffic. Back around the 70s or 80s.
Brand new! Yes!
Been waiting for brand new!
Yes!
Hold on, I can’t!
Have to run to the bathroom!
I actually find Houston rather easy to get around in after living in Hong Kong
Yeah, it’s spread out but so what? For the most part the traffic moves. Dallas is actually much worse than Houston.
Houston drivers are aggressive.
They see a four-foot gap in traffic as an opportunity.
Dallas?
I looked at the actual website to see where my small town ranked. It was number 656. Phoenix AZ.
Thanks for not moving here.
I have driven and delivered brand new RVs, shuttle buses, and box trucks in all of the top four and more, even during rush hour. Never got a scratch or dent, never had problems with lane changes or major jams. A few white-knuckle moments, for sure.
The trick is to plan ahead, think ahead, look ahead, and always cut some slack. You’ll get there. Most drivers are up against similar angst and will aerated the flow.
As for the slower or more aggressive drivers, consider them part of your own strategy to deal with each one gracefully. It doesn’t always work, but I’m telling you, none of these are like Kuwait. They’re like a dream.
Lost Angeles should be pretty good for awhile...half the cars are burned.
There are other cities that are no joy either....Nashville, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Denver etc.
Good Lord. If D.C. is ranked #9, I will never venture to the other cities’ highways.
I learned how to drive in Los Angeles county.
I spent 20 plus years driving in and through Seattle daily.
I have driven in many of the cities mentioned
as a function of my job being a Boeing engineer
generally going to some school on something.
I’ve done heavy traffic my entire life,
from back roads to 6 lane interstates.
If you are still reading my pet peeves are this
1. Get up to and do at least the speed limit, weather permitting as quickly as possible.
2. Don’t tailgate and brake pump incessantly!
3. Don’t lane change constantly, odds are all you do is
beat me by a minute or two when we are going to the same place. but cause a lot of other people to brake that tends to ripple through the line.
4. If you are just out for a fun ride get the heck out of my way. I have to go somewhere, now, you obviously don’t.
5. Cops need to ticket people that don’t observe the laws.
Not just speeders, 40 MPH in the fast lane, dry road and nice day is citable, so do it!
6. Unless it involves personal threat and safety it isn’t worth the effort or fight.
7. Get a concealed carry weapon legally - it will cause most people to think twice before they want to start a fight. Dumb people will get weeded out really quick.
8. Get rid of cop speed traps. Cops should be out on patrols
gauging the situations, not being money makers.
9. Drive a safe vehicle! I hate it in Hawaii, but we get yearly inspections, sometimes they drive your car, you never know. if you fail they take your license plates and give you a temporary so you can drive home or to a repair station.
10. Driving on public roads is not a right! It is a privilege you must earn.