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Amazing Facts About Traffic in Los Angeles |
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Amazing Facts About Traffic In Los Angeles - There are over 6.5 million vehicles registered to Los Angeles county - that's a 13.7% growth since 2000. In the same period, the population increased by only 4.4%. (DMV, Total Vehicles Currently Registered, August 2005)
- There are over 12 million vehicles registered in the 5 county area of the Los Angeles Media market. That's a growth of 16.3% since 2000, compared with a 7.0% growth in population. (DMV, Total Vehicles Currently Registered, August 2005)
- 54.2% of working adults in the Los Angeles Metro have driven 100+ miles in the past week. 23.2% have drive over 250 miles in the past week. (Scarborough, February 2004 - January 2005, Los Angeles Metro, Working Adults 18+)
- People in Los Angeles county drive over 84 billion miles each year. (Cal Trans 2001 estimate)
- People in Los Angeles county make in excess of 32 million vehicles trips every day. In the DMA, it's over 55 million (Cal Trans 2001 estimate)
- There are more people 12+ in vehicles (2.6 million+) listening to radio in the county of Los Angeles between 5P and 6P any day Monday - Friday than there are people in the 4th largest city in the U.S., Houston, Texas (2.2 million+). (U.S. Census and Spring 2005, Arbitron, Los Angeles Metro cume ratings, Persons 12+ listening in car)
- Our traffic is legendary (not in a good way). The average person in L.A. spends 93 hours just stuck in traffic each year. (Texas Traffic Institute, 2005 Urban Mobility Study)
- 95.6% of working adults in the Los Angeles Metro area spend an average of 1-1/2 hours every day, Monday-Friday between 5A and 8P listening to radio in a vehicle. (Arbitron, Spring 2005, Los Angeles Metro ratings, Working Adults 18+)
- Radio - It's where people are when they're in their cars.
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