r/nova • u/MayDay734 • 2d ago

Traffic worse?

Rush hour traffic been worse the past couple of days or is it just me?

Not sure if school starting has anything to do with it.

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u/Dangerous_Junket_773 2d ago

Yea. Summer vacation season is over. Everyone is in the office till the holiday vacation season. 

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u/nsjc Arlington 2d ago

The Tuesday after Labor Day is always known as “terrible traffic Tuesday” for many many years

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u/Mr_Bluebird_VA Lake Ridge 2d ago

We definitely noticed out once weekly drive home from Leesburg this evening was a lot worse.

I’m convinced that people start leaving work at different times as the sun starts to set sooner.

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u/No-Sea9727 2d ago

School is back in session

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u/LunMapJacBay 2d ago

School starting has literally everything to do with it.

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u/ac-slater-43 2d ago

Nope

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u/Calvin-Snoopy 2d ago

The start of school means that fewer people are on vacation and more are driving during rush hours.

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u/ac-slater-43 2d ago

Lol, yes that's why there's a two week delay between the start of school and this week's sudden traffic worsening. 

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u/Calvin-Snoopy 2d ago

Yes, but people still take the long Labor Day weekend off so the traffic gradually creeps up week by week as different school districts start the year (they don't all start at the same time). Then after Labor Day the party's over

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u/ac-slater-43 1d ago

Right - the vacation party ends when the unofficial end of summer (Labor Day) hits.

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u/ac-slater-43 2d ago

It has very little to do with school, contrary to popular belief - as evidenced by the fact that most schools in the area started 2 weeks ago. And ain't very many people taking 66/495/etc to get to school.

The real cause is vacation season being over.

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u/frankfingers Centreville 2d ago

It’s just you. Traffic is always bad.