What Does Congestion Cost Us?

http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/report/congestion_cost.pdf

Billions of gallons of fuel are wasted each year and that number increases commensurately as amount of time automobiles sit still idling in traffic as the rate of traffic congestion continues to grow at an alarming rate. According to the Urban Mobility Report, $69.5 billion dollars was wasted by motor vehicles idling while being caught in traffic jams.

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Description	Billions of gallons of fuel are wasted each year and that number increases commensurately as amount of time automobiles sit still idling in traffic as the rate of traffic congestion continues to grow at an alarming rate. According to the Urban Mobility Report, $69.5 billion dollars was wasted by motor vehicles idling while being caught in traffic jams.
Classification	Transportation -- Energy Conservation
Subject	Fuel Automobiles--Fuel systems Diesel motor--Fuel consumption Automobiles--Fuel consumption
Source	Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System
Keyword	Cars; City commute
Selector	Jund
Date Of Record Creation	2004-09-21 10:46:09
Date Last Modified	2004-09-21 10:48:16
Language	EN

Date Record Checked: 2004-09-21 00:00:00 (W3C-DTF)

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