Los Angeles' notorious traffic problem explained in graphics

Photos: The world's worst cities for rush hour traffic
Los Angeles, US – Los Angeles consistently tops lists of the world's most congested cities. In metropolitan LA, 84% of commuters chose to drive or carpool to work in 2017, according to Inrix. It's no wonder LA is known as a "driving city."
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Photos: The world's worst cities for rush hour traffic
Moscow, Russia – Moscow is the second-most congested city in the world, based on the average time drivers spend in rush hour traffic -- 91 hours, according to the INRIX 2017 Traffic Scorecard.
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Photos: The world's worst cities for rush hour traffic
Bangkok, Thailand – Over in the capital of Thailand, drivers spent an avera