Commutes Can Kill

Forbes has crafted a list of the deadliest commutes in the country, and it’s gone beyond just accident data. The list includes drive time and the amount of air pollution and combines those stats with the number of fatal accidents, making for a trio of things we’d rather not think about when commuting.

Pollution is probably the biggest surprise here, but Forbes said that 50% of a person’s exposure to ultrafine particulate matter from pollution comes during a commute.

The list of the 25 most dangerous commutes is below. Reminder to self: Don’t send resume to any companies in Riverside, Calif.

America’s Unhealthy Commutes (Forbes)

America’s Unhealthy Commutes

•    1. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif.
•    2. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga.
•    3. Los Angeles-Long Beach – Santa Ana, Calif.
•    4. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
•    4. Washington D.C.-Arlington-Alexandria, Va.
•    6. Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.
•    7. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.
•    8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
•    8. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif.
•   10. St. Louis, Miss.
•   11. Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
•   11. Pittsburgh, Penn.
•   13. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.
•   14. Baltimore-Towson, Md.
•   14. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla.
•   14. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla
•   17. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif.
•   18. Denver-Aurora, Col.
•   19. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y/N.J.
•   20. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Penn./N.J.
•   21. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.
•   22. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
•   23. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.
•   23. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash.
•   25. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore./Wash.