American commuters are getting nowhere fast, according to the annual report from the Texas Transportation Institute on congestion in 68 urban areas. For example:

• Americans spend three times as much time in traffic as they did 20 years ago.
  
• Each year, the average person spends almost a full work week -- 36 hours -- sitting in traffic.
  
• L.A. drivers have it the worst -- being stuck in traffic on average more than 56 hours a year.
  
• In New York City and area suburbs, they're stuck 34 hours a year.
  
• This congestion costs $78 billion a year in wasted time and gasoline.

The results from this study reinforce the value of telecommuting as a necessary and effective step to ease congestion on our nation's overcrowded highways.

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