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The Worst Traffic Cities of 2015

Whether you have to suffer from roadwork delays, lane closures or plain congestion, the morning commute isn't necessarily something to look forward to. And that's before factoring in any delays to due weather -- icy roads or even sun blindness can turn a 20 minute drive into an hour-long nightmare. But is your commute the actual worst?

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Sure, some days you "can't even," but according to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute's annual Urban Mobility Scorecard, the city with the worst traffic in 2015 is none other than the nation's capital. Commuters in Washington D.C. endure an average of 82 hours in traffic annually. You could watch "Titanic" 25 times! That's almost twice the national average of 42 hours spent in traffic -- a number that is up 18 hours since 1982. And based on its findings, the report projects that by the year 2020 the national average will jump to 47 hours spent in traffic.

When looking at traffic congestion as a type of tax (measured by delays and fuel costs), the report found that commuters lost $1,440 by spending this much time sitting in traffic. If you don't already subscribe to the notion that time is money, you may now. 

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Behind Washington D.C., the Los Angeles metro area has the second worst commute averaging 80 hours spent in traffic each year. And the San Francisco Bay Area comes in third with 78 hours spent in traffic each year. How does your commute stack up to the worst 50? Click through the slideshow to find out.

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