text:  If you spend hours stuck in traffic, you're not alone. Clearly, but some cities are worse than others. If you live in New York, Chicago, L.A., Boston, or Miami, we feel for you. Those are the top five cities for traffic congestion, according to INRIX, a company that studies transportation analytics. Its new survey says American drivers lose an average of 42 work hours in a typical year because they're sitting in traffic.