"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony)
10/13/2015 at 11:16 • Filed to: None
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"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony)
10/13/2015 at 11:16 • Filed to: None | 2
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So, this link is from Lifehacker. I’m not posting the article link because screw Gawker. Anyway, the source is about driver happiness and cities etc. I am pretty proud, as my home metro area, Phoenix scored the highest. It’s not too surprising considering the amount of freeways and the entire place is a massive grid. Most of the surface street’s are 45 to 55 mph. Which got me thinking that if I complain about traffic, I’m an ungrateful whiner. How many miles, and how long (one way) is your commute? What metro? Mine is 28 miles and takes 30 minutes.
http://blog.waze.com/2015/09/global…
iSureWilll
> wiffleballtony
10/13/2015 at 11:27 |
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Philly area in Jersey. No highways.
8 miles - 15-20 minutes depending on traffic
atrombs
> wiffleballtony
10/13/2015 at 11:27 |
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16 Miles in Northern VA. Arlington to Fairfax, so it’s the reverse commute. It’s not too bad. No traffic in the morning, and it’s usually about 18-20 minutes. The way home is a bit worse. 30-35 minutes all due to traffic where 267 and 66 merge together. I also work the 7-4 shift, so it’s even better than it would be at 5.
Gamecat235
> wiffleballtony
10/13/2015 at 11:28 |
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As a native Tucsonan, I am obliged to say that driving in Phoenix sucks. =)
However, the things Phoenix gets right, it truly gets right (road maintenance, highway infrastructure and improvements, following the one true grid, planning for and allotting space for highways to accommodate for sprawl and expansion, etc). But the sheer amount of sprawl in the Phoenix Metro area reminds me a lot of Chicago (where I lived for a decent period of time).
But if you get stuck in rush hour traffic on any of the primary arterial highways in Phoenix? Ugh.
Brian, The Life of
> wiffleballtony
10/13/2015 at 11:30 |
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San Diego to San Clemente, 61 miles each way. Just under 60 minutes in the morning and usually around 75 minutes on the way home. 80 mph for most of each way and a nice view, especially through camp Pendleton.
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> wiffleballtony
10/13/2015 at 11:33 |
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Detroit got a surprisingly high rating if you ask me.
If I do direct to work it’s 15.4 miles 1 way, which takes (based off traffic) either 20 minutes or up to about 35-40.
My usual is to drop my son off at daycare then go to work though. That’s 16.4 miles 1 way, which takes 25 minutes or...40-45. Basically I normally get out of the house around 8:15-8:20 and get to work by 9.
(add .4 of a mile because of looney ass high way ramps to get home.)
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wiffleballtony
> Gamecat235
10/13/2015 at 11:33 |
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Yeah you’re right. It’s not as bad on the east valley as the west valley where you only have the 10 and maybe the 101. Usually though you can just bail to the surface street’s and pick one of 7 alternate routes.
f86sabre
> wiffleballtony
10/13/2015 at 11:33 |
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Atlanta Metro (east side). 32 Miles. 40 minutes in the morning and 50-60 in the evening. Not too bad. Gives me time to listen to podcasts.
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wiffleballtony
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/13/2015 at 11:36 |
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Well there were many factors besides commute time and distance. Maybe Detroit people are happier? I Crack myself up.
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> wiffleballtony
10/13/2015 at 11:39 |
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lol
Our roads suck balls. There’s accidents and block ups on the major highways that loop/intersect the city every day.
I feared for my life every day on I-94 for an hour each way at my first apartment to my 2nd career job.
Oh and SOMEHOW in MICHIGAN people freak out when snow is on the ground, I mean get over it, it happens every year. If I can get through in my FWD Milan you’re AWD crossover will get through, now move your ass.
With snow (even 3-4 inches) on the ground my commute jumps over an hour.
jariten1781
> wiffleballtony
10/13/2015 at 11:48 |
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DC Metro. 20 miles each way.
If I leave before 0600 it’s 20+-1 minutes door to parking garage.
If I leave between 0600 and 0700 it’s 40 minutes to an hour.
If I leave between 0700 and 0930 it’s an hour and a half.
Way home:
1500-1545 -> 1 hour (Never can get out before 3)
1545-1645 -> 1 hour 15
1645 -1800 -> 1 hour 30 to 2 hours to infinity if there’s a wreck
1800 -1900 -> 1 hour
Net there and back is ~2 hours across all the times I travel.
My trip computer usually has me averaging 17-20 mph over a tank if I’m solely commuting on it.
luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
> wiffleballtony
10/13/2015 at 11:55 |
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5.5 miles, 10 minutes.
BigBlock440
> wiffleballtony
10/13/2015 at 12:37 |
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About 1 mile. Takes about 4 minutes when it’s clear, about 4 minutes during rush hour. Rush hour, lol.
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> wiffleballtony
10/13/2015 at 15:33 |
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Toronto to the suburbs... 14 miles each way... takes about 20 minutes without having to boot it if there is no traffic.
By bicycle, it takes about an hour.
By public transit, 2 hours. And that’s mainly due to a lack of integration between 3 local transit systems. HOWEVER... if I rode my bike to the GO train station and timed it right, I figure I could get home in 45 minutes.