Buckle Up – New Jersey Just Won The Traffic Jam Award

If you live in New Jersey, you spend a lot of time in traffic, but where New Jersey drivers rank for sitting in traffic might surprise you.

Is New Jersey Among The States That Sit In Traffic The Most?

If you commute in New Jersey, you are bound to get caught up in traffic issues every time you try to drive somewhere.

We are a state that tries to fit more cars on our roads than they were built to handle, and that's just the start of our roadway problems.

Too many cars, too many strip malls, too much construction all combine for a recipe of traffic disasters in the Garden State.

Is New Jersey's Traffic The Worst In America?

As your blood pressure rises behind the wheel, with your vehicle barely moving, the thought crosses your mind. Is this the worst traffic state in America?

Read More: Can We Make New Jersey Roads A Nicer Place To Drive?

The folks at 24/7 Wall St. crunched the numbers and ranked each state in the country for how long drivers there sit in traffic, and you might be surprised where New Jersey landed on the list.

Or, you might not be surprised at all. The study says no one in America sits in traffic more than New Jersey drivers. No one.

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New Jersey ranks #1 in America for the most time spent sitting in traffic. Congratulations to us...I guess.