Clark often talks about traffic tie-ups around the country and Texas A&M has been key in offering research and insight into this topic. The school published its annual study recently and the Top 10 are not surprising. Los Angeles has the worst traffic in the country, and the nearby areas of Riverside/San Bernardino nabbed No. 7. San Francisco and Oakland both came in No. 2 and San Jose is No. 10. So, California has lots of congested areas. The third worst traffic is in Washington, D.C. No. 4 is Dallas; No. 5 is Atlanta; No. 6 is Houston; No. 8 is Chicago; No. 9 is Boston; and Detroit tied with San Jose for the tenth worst traffic in the country. Housing costs have everything to do with these high-traffic areas. People drive out from a city until they reach the exit where they can afford a house. So, people are willing to drive extremely long distances to get to and from work. Some people who work in Washington, D.C. even commute from West Virginia and Pennsylvania to have the house they want. Consider how traffic is affecting your quality of life. Do you spend several hours a day in your car?