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Recession leads to less rush hour congestion

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Drivers are spending less time stuck in rush-hour traffic for a second straight year, the first-ever two-year decline in congestion as high gas prices and the economic downturn force many Americans to change how they commute.
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ebindelglass
  • added July 09, 2009

8 comments // Recession leads to less rush hour congestion

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    Yet another upside to being poor... ?

    BenDorries
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    I've noticed the rise of alternate ways to get to work. It seems like a lot of useful bus routes and systems have come into existence along with commuter train routes.

    Quiggles
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    i'm sure it's also related to people trying to save the environment by driving less and taking mass-transit

    bigloutech
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    wish this was true in los angeles...

    RaceBannon
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    wish this was true in dc...

    sidedish
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    Lucky working bastards get all the luck

    Darlink
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    yea right ive probably lost a full head of hair sitting in the atrocious ridiculous LA traffic...and i have long curly/dreaded hair. :/

    florest
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    liberal spin ---- viva recession!

    montesooma
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