Table 1 - Congestion Measures in 68 Metropolitan Areas
Monday, September 10, 2012
Table 1 - Congestion Measures in 68 Metropolitan Areas
| Year | Annual delay per person (hours) | Wasted fuel per person (gallons) | Annual Fuel wasted per urban area (million gallons) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 11 | 17 | 26 |
| 1986 | 18 | 28 | 43 |
| 1990 | 26 | 39 | 65 |
| 1992 | 27 | 41 | 69 |
| 1995 | 30 | 46 | 81 |
| 1997 | 34 | 51 | 92 |
| 1999 | 36 | 55 | 100 |
NOTE: The "annual delay/eligible driver" and "wasted fuel/eligible driver" terminology used in previous reports has been discontinued and replaced with "per person" calculations in this report.
SOURCE: D. Shrank and T. Lomax, The 2001 Urban Mobility Report (College Station, TX: Texas Transportation Institute, 2001).