Metro Riders making the right choice.

I have been tempted recently to shake things up and start driving into work instead of taking the Metro.  On empty roads, it would take save over an hour of commute.  The problem is there are never empty roads.  The Texas Transportation Institute reports that Washington DC has jumped up two spots past San Francisco and into a tie with Atlanta for the 2^nd worst traffic in the nation.  Combine that with a report from last year stating the 270 spur, a necessary part of my drive, as the 8^th worst traffic spot in the nation, and I will be continuing to add money to my Metro SmartCard, at least until the rate hike.