McClister's Commute

A reporter accompanies a typical Washington area commuter as he starts his commute before dawn.

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February 15, 2005, 6:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Charles McClister drives barely a mile from his new townhouse community, past an office park and a cluster of highway hotels, merges onto the interstate and, bam, there it is: the first traffic jam of his day. The sun is still tucked beneath the horizon, but the sky ahead of him already glows with the red bursts of taillights.

Calm by nature, McClister is getting a bit edgy...

Nearly a quarter of Washington area residents spend more than an hour getting from home to work, according to a new Washington Post poll. For 25 percent of commuters, it takes between a half-hour and an hour."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Behind the Steering Wheel, A Driver Feels the Squeeze

Monday, February 14, 2005 in The Washington Post

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