Denver drivers balk at long commutes
Few Denver drivers would be willing to take on a long commute even it meant turning down a job they found interesting, according to the results of a survey released Thursday.
The Hartford 2010 Drivability Survey, conducted by Gfk Roper on behalf of The Hartford Financial Services Group, found only 3 percent of Denver-area commuters would be willing to commute “as long as necessary” to get to that new, interesting job. But 77 percent of drivers said they would at least consider a job offer involving a commute of more than 30 minutes each way.
Denver drivers reported an average commute time of 23 minutes.
Of the Denver drivers questioned for the survey:
• 58 percent described the area as “very drivable instant payday loan.”
• 38 percent said improving road conditions would make the area more drivable.
• 61 percent said traffic is getting worse.
• 54 percent said the roads weren’t designed to handle the volume of traffic.
• 73 percent said they’d prefer to sit in stop-and-go traffic on a well-paved road than have a road full of potholes to themselves.
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