Sitting in traffic cost the Washington area … ninety million gallons of gas.
The annual cost nationally was … 2.8 billion gallons of gas wasted.
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Traffic Eases Nationwide, but Not in Washington Area | washingtonpost.com
So…almost a full third of the wasted gas in the US is in the DC area? Doesn’t sound quite right, even with our congestion. Soon to be YOUR congestion; driving to work is one of the few things I won’t miss about living here.