That number doubles during evening rush hour.
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The TomTom Traffic Index detected that that Portland, Chicago and Washington D.C. all had an overall congestion level of 26 per cent a year ago.
It’s so bad that even TomTom’s traffic index listed our city as the 7th worst in the United States. Drivers in the city of angels can expect an increase in travel time of more than 40 percent due to congestion.
The study said that Jacksonville is at “peak traffic” of 16 percent of the time, far better than cities like Los Angeles (41 percent) or Miami (28 percent). Some People Actually Like Their Commutes. Rio de Janeiro is one of three Brazilian cities to make the top 10, alongside Salvador and Recife.
TomTom believe the contrasts probably are driven by economic growth in North America and financial troubles in the many parts of Europe.
Kansas City congestion adds only 50 hours a year to commutes or 13 minutes a day, compared with 164 hours a year or 43 minutes a day for No. 1 gridlocked Los Angeles.
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Globally, Istanbul has been knocked off the top spot by Mexico City.
