Study: S. Fla. traffic fourth worst in nation - South Florida Business Journal:

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million hours in traffic delaysin 2007, the fourth-worstt rate in the nation, according to a new report publishedd by the . Drivers here also rankefd fourth in the nation forfuel consumption, guzzling up 101.7 million gallons of gas. And whilde high, it was actually down from 2005, when they used up nearlyh 104 million gallonsof gas. The Urban Mobility Reporg noted that, while it may not look like it, traffid congestion took a break from its worsening trend even beforse thecurrent recession, with high gas prices in the last half of 2007 bringinvg about a slight reduction in “Travelers spent one hour less stuck in traffic in 2007 than they did the year and wasted one gallon less gasoline than the year the report said.
“The differences are small, but they representr a rare breakin near-constant growty in traffic over 25 And, while the recession could prolong that the report cautioned that when the economy reboundw so too will traffic problems. Topping the list of urbajn areas intravel delays, excesss fuel consumption and congestion costs was Los Angeles, wherr motorists spent 485 million hours twiddling their thumbe behind the wheel and consumed nearly 367 millionb gallons in excess