Erin Carman

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Chicago takes the #2 Spot for Worst Cities for Driving in America

If there’s anything Chicago deserves a gold medal for, it’s being the worst city in the U.S. to drive in… but, this time Chicago is only bringing home silver.

The website, Get Circuit, asked a simple question: Is Your City the Worst For Driving in America? They answered that with a study…

The study looked into statistics that make driving… well, SUCK! They based their results on factors including congestion level, the number of traffic jams, traffic jam length, hours lost during congestion, driving speeds, and distracted driving fatalities.

The results ranked the following cities as the top 5 worst for driving…

  1. New York City
  2. Chicago
  3. Miami
  4. Austin, TX
  5. Los Angeles

While my biased self will always call driving in Chicago THE WORST, I am surprised to see LA so low on this list. And NY at the top is no shock…

Chicago took the top spot in the hours lost during congestion and distracted driving fatalities categories.

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