New Jersey’s bad roads cost the average driver $2,000 a year, according to a study published by a non-profit group.
The report by TRIP factors in auto repairs and traffic congestion, as well as injuries and lost productivity related to crashes, according to nj.com.
Previously the state Transportation Commissioner Jamie Fox acknowledged auto repairs alone cost drivers $600 a year each.
“The $600 cited by the commissioner only includes what we call ‘extra vehicle operating costs’ which is the cost of accelerated depreciation, additional tire wear and repairs, that is part of the $2,000 (total) figure referenced by TRIP,” says Bonifas Kelly, a TRIP spokeswoman. “I think what Commissioner Fox referenced was one of our earlier reports.”
TRIP’s finds that across the state, “more than one-third of major roads and highways are in poor condition,” according to a news release.
The group estimates the combined cost to New Jersey motorists is $11.8 billion annually.
The report notes the state’s traffic congestion is “worsening” and costs the average driver $861 annually in lost time and wasted fuel.
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