Miami traffic bad. It could be worse: TomTome found Rio De Janeiro, Brazil to have worst traffic in the entire Western Hemisphere, with Mexico City and Sao Paulo also beating L.A. Ritu Manoj Jethani/Shutterstock

Magic City commuters spend an average of 64 hours a year in traffic… Mikolajn/Shutterstock To find out more, visit our Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inboxGet the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox On average, Miami drivers with a 30-minute commute will be delayed in traffic for about 71 hours each year.Miamians experience the worst traffic Wednesday morning, while the lightest traffic congestion is Friday.In the afternoon, it's a different story.



That means driving time increased by traffic compared to the time it would take to make the same trip when traffic is free-flowing.Miami's congestion level is 24 percent, meaning traffic congestion makes your average trip 24 percent longer than it would be without congestion.During the morning rush hour, it reaches an average peak of 42 percent.



The firm has released its annual TomTom Traffic Index this week [The report uses the TomTom congestion level. Jeff Zehnder/Shutterstock Get your weekly recap of all things electric vehicles, airlines, and more. It hardly seems like news, but somehow it's comforting to be reminded periodically that traffic in Miami really is among the worst in America and we're not just imagining it.Turns out those TomTom GPS devices do more than help people get from point A to B.

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Joe Skipper/Reuters Hours lost in congestion per capita: 105.

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