That is because you live in or near one of the top ten U.S. cities for traffic congestion according to
INRIX, a provider of traffic and navigation services, as reported by
Driving Sports. According to its free 150 page report the top 10 most congested cities in 2009 were:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- New York, N.Y.
- Chicago, Ill.
- Washington, D.C. (up from 6th in 2008)
- Dallas, Texas
- Houston, Texas (down from 4th in 2008)
- San Francisco, Calif.
- Boston, Mass.
- Seattle, Wash.
- Philadelphia, Pa. (up from 11th in 2008)