San Jose commuters losing three days a year in traffic — and experts say it will get worse

SAN JOSE COMMUTERS spend roughly three days a year sitting in rush-hour traffic, and local advocates worry it will get worse.

Residents are seeing their daily trips between work and home extended by more than 17 minutes each day because of rush-hour traffic — nearly 7 minutes in the morning and more than 10 in the evening. That translates to an additional 72 hours annually, according to a study conducted by retail auto information website CoPilot.