10 ities with the most frustrated motorsists

[georges]

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Traffic fills a downtown street as people make their way home from work on October 31, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. …

Ever feel like tearing your hair out while stuck in traffic? Are you aggravated by sky-high gas prices or costly repairs necessitated by poorly kept roads and pot-holded pavement? Join the club.

The personal finance website nerdwallet.com recently aggregated the results of assorted statistics and surveys to compile a list of the ten worst big cities in the U.S. for drivers.

Though only 28 percent of its residents drive to work, New York City tops the list with the most frustrated drivers, thanks to an average 59 hours stuck in traffic per commuter, gas prices that run around 7.67 percent higher than the national average and a tightly packed population of 27,012 people per square mile (with many of them darting out randomly in traffic between parked cars like the targets in some demented video game).

The site’s editors examined the 50 largest urban areas by population and rated them according to the annual average hours delayed in traffic per commuter according to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, the percent difference between local gas prices and the national average and population density statistics from the 2010 U.S. Census. We’re featuring the top 10 civic offenders and full stats for each – including the overall driver frustration score (lower numbers mean commuters fare worse) in the accompanying slide show.

The Zen masters at the Washington State Patrol advise drivers to avoid a costly trip to the therapist and follow these tips to help assuage highway aggravation and avoid mixing it up with other equally perturbed motorists:

Allow plenty of time for the trip, listen to soothing music, improve the comfort in your vehicle, and understand that you cannot control the traffic, only your reaction to it. In the end, we may very well discover that personal frustration, anger, and impatience may be the most dangerous “drugs” on the highway. Be polite and courteous, even if the other driver is not. Avoid all conflict if possible. If another driver challenges you, take a deep breath and move out of the way. Never underestimate the other driver’s capacity for mayhem. Don’t make aggressive hand gestures to the other drivers when they offend you with their driving. Control your anger; remember it takes two to start a fight.Avoid prolonged eye contact with the bad or angry driver.

Fortunately, some of the urban areas on the list of cities that are worst for drivers are also among those having the best public transportation systems in the nation, including NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston and Washington D.C.. Of course there’s the misfits, malcontents and misfortunate characters commuters are forced to contend with while riding the trains and big-city buses to work, but that’s another story for another survey.

10. Philadelphia, PA
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 48
Gas Cost Versus National Average: -2.71%
Population Per Square Mile: 11,379
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 58.2

9. Portland, OR
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 44
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +15.16%
Population Per Square Mile: 4,375
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 55.1

8. Honolulu, HI
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 45
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +17.28
Population Per Square Mile: 5,573
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 51.3

7. Oakland, CA
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 61
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +5.38
Population Per Square Mile: 7.004
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 49.4

6. Washington, D.C.
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 67
Gas Cost Versus National Average: -3.07
Population Per Square Mile: 9,856
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 48.9

5. Boston, MA
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 53
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +3.04%
Population Per Square Mile: 12,793
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 48.7

4. Los Angeles, CA
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 61
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +7.24%
Population Per Square Mile: 17,179
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 36.1

3. San Francisco, CA
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 61
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +5.75%
Population Per Square Mile: 17,179
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 36.1

2. Chicago, IL
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 51
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +30%
Population Per Square Mile: 11,842
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 29.1

1. New York City, NY
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 59
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +7.67%
Population Per Square Mile: 27,012
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 23.2

 

[Rattrap]

Ever feel like tearing your hair out while stuck in traffic? Are you aggravated by sky-high gas prices or costly repairs necessitated by poorly kept roads and pot-holded pavement? ...

Ride a bike!

9. Portland, OR
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 44
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +15.16%
Population Per Square Mile: 4,375
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 55.1

I can attest right now that Portland drivers are among the worst I've encountered anywhere, though for a different reason than you might immediately think of when you picture a 'bad driver' (the more stereotypical meaning for me is illustrated by Cincinnati, where really almost half the vehicles I saw on the road had dents, bent bumpers, broken headlights and any number of other evidences of impact); that is to say, Portland drivers are so polite as to be stupid. Pull up to a four-way intersection where your street has stop signs and the cross traffic does not, there's a good chance they'll stop and wait for you anyway, causing confusion and for everybody to sit senselessly in one spot for a moment. Everybody drives 5 MPH under the speed limit. On the freeway, all lanes are frequently occupied by drivers all moving the same speed in a neat line (though Washington has to take some credit for that).

 

[Mr. Daystar]

Fucking drivers in Boston are hardcore...been there, don't wanna do it again.

 

[Mayhem]

I can attest right now that Portland drivers are among the worst I've encountered anywhere, though for a different reason than you might immediately think of when you picture a 'bad driver' (the more stereotypical meaning for me is illustrated by Cincinnati, where really almost half the vehicles I saw on the road had dents, bent bumpers, broken headlights and any number of other evidences of impact); that is to say, Portland drivers are so polite as to be stupid. Pull up to a four-way intersection where your street has stop signs and the cross traffic does not, there's a good chance they'll stop and wait for you anyway, causing confusion and for everybody to sit senselessly in one spot for a moment. Everybody drives 5 MPH under the speed limit. On the freeway, all lanes are frequently occupied by drivers all moving the same speed in a neat line (though Washington has to take some credit for that).

Sounds like heaven. Commuters in Las Vegas are as crazy as anywhere. And the highways running through town are the worst. There is simply not a speed fast enough for these people. Hell, I got pushed down a long entrance ramp, at 75mph and when the guy impatiently passed me, it was a Highway Patrolman.

 

[Sam Fisher]

ttp://autos.yahoo.com/news/10-cities-with-the-most-frustrated-motorists-224755443.html
Traffic fills a downtown street as people make their way home from work on October 31, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. …

Ever feel like tearing your hair out while stuck in traffic? Are you aggravated by sky-high gas prices or costly repairs necessitated by poorly kept roads and pot-holded pavement? Join the club.

The personal finance website nerdwallet.com recently aggregated the results of assorted statistics and surveys to compile a list of the ten worst big cities in the U.S. for drivers.

Though only 28 percent of its residents drive to work, New York City tops the list with the most frustrated drivers, thanks to an average 59 hours stuck in traffic per commuter, gas prices that run around 7.67 percent higher than the national average and a tightly packed population of 27,012 people per square mile (with many of them darting out randomly in traffic between parked cars like the targets in some demented video game).

The site’s editors examined the 50 largest urban areas by population and rated them according to the annual average hours delayed in traffic per commuter according to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, the percent difference between local gas prices and the national average and population density statistics from the 2010 U.S. Census. We’re featuring the top 10 civic offenders and full stats for each – including the overall driver frustration score (lower numbers mean commuters fare worse) in the accompanying slide show.

The Zen masters at the Washington State Patrol advise drivers to avoid a costly trip to the therapist and follow these tips to help assuage highway aggravation and avoid mixing it up with other equally perturbed motorists:

Allow plenty of time for the trip, listen to soothing music, improve the comfort in your vehicle, and understand that you cannot control the traffic, only your reaction to it. In the end, we may very well discover that personal frustration, anger, and impatience may be the most dangerous “drugs” on the highway. Be polite and courteous, even if the other driver is not. Avoid all conflict if possible. If another driver challenges you, take a deep breath and move out of the way. Never underestimate the other driver’s capacity for mayhem. Don’t make aggressive hand gestures to the other drivers when they offend you with their driving. Control your anger; remember it takes two to start a fight.Avoid prolonged eye contact with the bad or angry driver.

Fortunately, some of the urban areas on the list of cities that are worst for drivers are also among those having the best public transportation systems in the nation, including NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston and Washington D.C.. Of course there’s the misfits, malcontents and misfortunate characters commuters are forced to contend with while riding the trains and big-city buses to work, but that’s another story for another survey.

10. Philadelphia, PA
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 48
Gas Cost Versus National Average: -2.71%
Population Per Square Mile: 11,379
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 58.2
High population of blacks

9. Portland, OR
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 44
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +15.16%
Population Per Square Mile: 4,375
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 55.1
High population of girly men and women with hairy legs and armpits

8. Honolulu, HI
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 45
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +17.28
Population Per Square Mile: 5,573
Overall Motor Frustration Score: 51.3
Stuck on a fucking island.... duh!

7. Oakland, CA
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 61
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +5.38
Population Per Square Mile: 7.004
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 49.4
High population of blacks

6. Washington, D.C.
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 67
Gas Cost Versus National Average: -3.07
Population Per Square Mile: 9,856
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 48.9
High population of blacks and librals

5. Boston, MA
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 53
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +3.04%
Population Per Square Mile: 12,793
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 48.7
Narrow streets, concrete jungle... duh!

4. Los Angeles, CA
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 61
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +7.24%
Population Per Square Mile: 17,179
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 36.1
illegals, gang bangers, liberals, homos, greenies

3. San Francisco, CA
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 61
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +5.75%
Population Per Square Mile: 17,179
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 36.1
fags, lezzies, sissies, aids haven

2. Chicago, IL
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 51
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +30%
Population Per Square Mile: 11,842
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 29.1
city is run by negros

1. New York City, NY
Annual Hours of Commuter Delay: 59
Gas Cost Versus National Average: +7.67%
Population Per Square Mile: 27,012
Overall Motorist Frustration Score: 23.2

the ultimate concrete jungle

 

[Kingfisher]

I can attest, driving in LA/OC sucks if you hit it at the wrong time.

 

[vodkazvictim]

All american; OP's list is horseshit.
Most frustrating city to be a motorist? Athens.
Toughest city to be a motorist? Delhi.
Scariest city to be a mororist? Moscow.