I know way too many people that form way too many cockamamie opinions about Los Angeles without ever living in, let alone visiting, this town.These people should be shamed like Japanese companies used to shame their employees. They should be made to stand in front of their building in their underwear shouting apologies and self-accusations while being berated by their superiors. Ah, the good old days.
L.A. is the greatest city on earth. The people here aren’t shallow, we don’t binge on coke and while our traffic isn’t great, it could be a lot worse. Couldn’t it?
Your honor, my witness: today, forbes.com released a list of the U.S. cities with the worst commutes, based on traffic delays, travel times and how efficiently commuters use existing infrastructure. The worst commutes were those that ate up the most hours and were the least reliable.
Eight of them are worse than L.A. In order:
- Atlanta
- Detroit
- Miami
- Orlando
- Dallas
- Tampa
- Washington, DC
- Houston
Now, allow me to wrap up this blog entry, so you non-Angelenos can get a beat on that weekend traffic. Salud.
