New Jersey Traffic is Almost the Worst in the Country
No one wants to get stuck in New Jersey traffic, it happens every day to just about everyone. If you live in New Jersey and you want to avoid New Jersey traffic then you need to stay home.
As I’ve gotten older I realize that New Jersey traffic, or any traffic at all is just a part of life. It doesn’t bother me as much as it used to but don’t get me wrong, it can still cause some neck veins to pop. If I’m not in a hurry, it’s cool. However, like most other people, if I need to get somewhere important, the guy in front of me is the absolute worst person ever!
I experienced some New Jersey stress by way of my nineteen-year-old daughter Kiera last weekend. She was coming back from visiting friends for the weekend in Sea Isle City and got stuck in New Jersey traffic. She needed to catch a train at the Trenton train station to get back to college in Rhode Island. It was two hours before the train and she was completely stopped.
That’s when I got the panicked call from her telling me all about how the road on Google Maps was red. She desperately told me that her arrival time home was past the time of the train. She then went on and on about how she hates (New Jersey) traffic and asked, “Why does this happen, and what am I going to do.”
I did what any dad would do and said, “It’s your fault for not spending all your free time with your daddy.” Actually, I didn’t say that; I calmly told her that I understood why she was concerned, but it would work out. Thankfully it did. It made me realize that when I was nineteen I would have reacted very similarly.
Those who live in New Jersey would swear that New Jersey traffic is the worst in the country. According to a new study about states you are most likely to get stuck in traffic, they would be wrong. However, New Jersey traffic is pretty close to being the worst in America.
New Jersey Traffic Almost the Worst
The study conducted by Bader Scott analyzed road length data from the Federal Highway Administration and vehicle registration data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to see which states had the highest amount of road vehicles per 1,000 miles of road.
It was discovered that Hawaii is where you’re most likely to be stuck in traffic. Hawaiians average, over 200,000 vehicles for every 1,000 miles of road, and that’s the highest of any state.
We landed right behind with New Jersey traffic landing second on the list. We’ve got nearly 136,000 registered vehicles for every 1,000 miles of road.
Rounding out the top ten are Florida, Massachusetts, California, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington.
The study examined FHA and BTS statistics.
So the next time you’re sitting in New Jersey traffic, remind yourself that it could be worse, but not much.
