stress, particularly for long-distance
commuters who are most at risk. A
2012 study in the American Journal
of Preventive Medicine found that the
farther people commute by vehicle,
the higher their blood pressure and
body mass index is likely to be.
California residents travel upwards
of 30 miles one way to work in
central Los Angeles, Orange County,
Burbank, Glendale and elsewhere,
that's a lot of stress. And freeway
traffic here is the worst in the nation,
according to data company Inrix.
Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
region spent 81 hours stuck in
freeway traffic in 2015. It's almost
as bad in other parts of Southern
California thanks to an abundance
of jobs in Orange County and
affordable housing in the Inland
5 between Irvine and downtown
Los Angeles rank among the most
clogged stretches of highway in
the United States. The 91 freeway
between Fullerton and Corona is
another dubious competitor.
driver in the region nearly $2,000
Gridlock also contributes to air
pollution. Thousands of Southern
California residents die each year
from breathing polluted air, much of
it spawned by cars and trucks idling
in traffic. Congestion also wastes
millions of gallons of fuel.
heavy traffic over time causes blood pressure and blood sugar to rise, adds
inches to your waist, boosts cholesterol, causes neck and back pain, makes
you anxious and depressed, hurts sleep, rruins relationships and negatively
affects work. Breathing exhaust fumes also is not conducive to good health.
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