Funkybeatzzz t1_iu49g70 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:15 PM

Friday has been the lightest traffic day lately. A lot people work from home on Fridays now.

OmniaCausaFiunt t1_iu4b9r2 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:29 PM

It's always been the lightest day for a long time. I loved coming into the office on Fridays for that reason, but starting this school year I had to WFH Fridays because of my kids' afterschool program didn't have availability that day.

Funkybeatzzz t1_iu4cqag wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:40 PM

I think you may be repressing pre-pandemic memories. Friday traffic, especially the evening commute, was always the worst in my experience. Everyone leaving the city for the weekend for the beach or mountains I think was to blame.

OmniaCausaFiunt t1_iu4d2a1 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:43 PM

Going home Fridays was sometimes bad, but never worse than say a Monday or Tuesday. And Friday mornings were always very light.

CrashBangs t1_iu4iqlx wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:24 PM

I agree, pre-pandemic it always seemed Fridays were worse than every other day, definitely on average.

tacknosaddle t1_iu5lfhq wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:43 PM

Pre-pandemic if we were going away for the weekend I'd work from home Friday and would usually try to cut out around 3 pm and it would always be bad. I figure that there were usually a fair number of people like me that ordinarily wouldn't be on the highways heading out of town adding to traffic volume.

theshoegazer t1_iu4vl53 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:51 PM

Friday after 1pm used to be some of the worst of the week, between people ending the work week early, and people arriving in the city to play.

Tuesday's probably the worst now.

Justlose_w8 t1_iu4mh8o wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:50 PM

Lightest day in the morning, a nightmare in the afternoon/evening

Funkybeatzzz t1_iu4rlem wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:24 PM

Maybe in the past, but not nowadays. Thursday seems to be the worst since all the kids went back to school.