With hike in the fuel prices and economic crisis across the world and especially in United States, the traffic congestion is getting worse.

A survey shows that Chicago drivers have wasted more than 70 hours in the traffic jam and money wasted per driver is $ 1,738. check out the infographic to list out more traffic congested cities in America.

Chicago:

• Yearly Delay: 70 hours
• Cost per Driver: $ 1, 738

Washington D.C:

• Yearly Delay: 68 hours
• Cost per Driver: $ 1, 555

Los Angeles:

• Yearly Delay: 63 hours
• Cost per Driver: $ 1, 464

Houston:

• Yearly Delay: 58 hours
• Cost per Driver: $ 1, 332

San Francisco:

• Yearly Delay: 49 hours
• Cost per Driver: $ 1, 112

The other top traffic congested cities in America are Boston, Dallas, Seattle, Atlanta and New York. In United States, every year on an average, a person spends 2 weeks in traffic jam. As per Urban mobility report, more than 3.9 billion gallons of fuel was wasted in the year 2010.

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