Leaving Early May Cost You Time

markmcb writes "OmniNerd has an interesting traffic article demonstrating how leaving early for work may cost you time. Brandon Hansen uses a year's worth of data collected on his urban drive to and from work along with statistical analysis to show the effects of varying departure times and considering external factors like nearby school districts' schedules. In the end, a minor shift in his departure time results in saving driving hours equivalent to over a third of the vacation time given annually by his employer."

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No way

[uvajed_ekil]

Wowa....You mean that traffic patterns and delays can vary, depending on the time of day?!?!? That's quite a revelation. Who would have thought that timing could affect travel times in urban areas?

And I always thought people were just afraid of the moon, which meant less traffic in my way at midnight, and that the sun caused bad mojo because it hated me, and therefore it produced delays just after sunrise and a bit before sunset. (It still likes ot burn me if I taunt its power by staying outside all day and blind me if I look at it for too long.) Now I can beat this new-fangled, city expressway business!

Re:No, Leaving LATE Costs You Time

[indianajones428]

I think the point is that if you leave work a little later, you save enough time driving through lighter traffic that you can get home to your friends/family/hobby at about the same time anyway. This reduces the time you're driving (saving your sanity and gas money) and increases the time you're at work (giving you more money or more vacation time, depending on how your company handles extra hours), and all it takes is a little planning.