U.S. drivers lost 42 hours—a full work week—to traffic in 2023: Congestion 'hinders economic growth,' expert says
U.S. drivers lost 42 hours—a full work week—to traffic in 2023: Congestion 'hinders economic growth,' expert says
According to the 2023 INRIX report, New Yorkers lost 101 hours in congestion.
Just one more lane will fix it all I'm sure
Wait a second. I understand the data on the first part, but shouldn't the conclusion on the second part be rewritten? It sounds like work and congestion are hindering people having decent lives, by taking away all the time that they used to have to spend with friends or family or hobbies.
If only they had a solution that has been tried and been proven to be effective...
Maybe we could hook a bunch of cars together, especially if they're going the same direction anyway, even put some kind of tugging device at the front of the line of cars so they could save gas on the way to wherever they're going, but I'm pretty sure this doesn't exist yet...
2020 proved it out for many US jobs these days. Nobody doing a desk job goes into the office anymore. Remaining road traffic is people that have physical jobs. Desk people are plugging up the road, because their employers would rather see a body in an expensive office chair than the effective reality they already had proved out by force.
But yeah, also public transport would sure be nice.
More lanes! Start stacking the lanes! Cars with expandable suspension to pass from above! They have so many options.
I’ve lost at least that to Lemmy alone
U.S. drivers "lost" time to traffic... as if they were some innocent bystanders sucked into an evil black hole of traffic...
drivers are not stuck in traffic... they ARE the traffic...
You’re heaping a lot of guilt on the shoulders of those that don’t really have a choice.
as if they were some innocent bystanders sucked into an evil black hole of traffic...
That’s honestly how it is in the states. You go where your job tells you to. Even jobs that could be remote (as proven by the pandemic) are making employees return to work.
I don’t need your scorn; the people making me commute should be your target. I’m just trying to pay my bills.
You go where your job tells you to and they often don't pay you enough so that you can live close to them.
You probably think you said something profound there, but you really didn't.
Love the logic. People lose 42 hours in traffic and the proboemim is economic growth...
That's just traffic and it still seems low. I work from home but live about 10 mins from where I worked pre covid and never got traffic and I'd still spend around 100 hours a year commuting.
I didn't. I lost maybe a half hour the 1 time I had to go into the office.
Utopia is always relevant