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Beauty shots of ugly Los Angeles traffic

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Yet again, Southern California has reclaimed the dubious distinction of having the worst traffic in the United States.

Drivers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana region spent 81 hours idling in traffic last year, the most of any U.S. metropolitan area, according to a new study from the data company Inrix.

110 Freeway

(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

405 Freeway

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405 Freeway

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10 Freeway

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110 Freeway

(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

110 Freeway

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Santa Monica's California Incline

(Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

101 Freeway

LOS ANGELES, CA MARCH 27, 2015 - Sunrise for drivers as morning traffic begins to swell on the East and West bound 101 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley near White Oak on the second day of a heat wave brought on by a high pressure system over the area on March 27, 2015. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
LOS ANGELES, CA MARCH 27, 2015 - Sunrise for drivers as morning traffic begins to swell on the East and West bound 101 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley near White Oak on the second day of a heat wave brought on by a high pressure system over the area on March 27, 2015. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

110 and 105 Freeway interchange

(Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

Downtown Los Angeles

(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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