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This article was prepared for the May 7, 2003 edition of U.S. 1 Newspaper. All rights reserved.
Do You Have the Worst Commute?
Where are your five worst traffic nightmares in New
Jersey? How often does your daily commute stress you out? What steps
do you take to make your commute more tolerable?
These and other questions are posed to motorists in a new online survey
by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the New Jersey Institute
of Technology (NJIT) to gather New Jersey-specific perceptions of
what constitutes congestion and where the worst traffic can be found.
Motorists are asked to share their experiences driving to work, to
shopping malls, and to the shore.
Motorists can take the survey by logging on at http:transportation.njit.edu/survey/surveyintro.htm.
The survey asks motorists how far they commute, how long the drive
takes, and what factors they take into account in planning their route,
including minimizing time, distance, or cost, or avoiding stop lights
or freeways. The survey asks motorists to list up to five locations
in New Jersey where they consistently encounter congestion and at
what time of day.
Participants are then asked to view six videos of traffic congestion
at signalized intersections and on freeways, and offer perceptions
of how congested each area was.
Results of the survey are to used to set state priorities for funding
for congestion relief projects and to provide data to use in the fight
against sprawl.
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