Heavier Traffic

I’ve noticed my travel time is getting longer now, even when it’s just going to the other side of Santa Monica. I realized this city is getting so many more people (and vehicles) because of the recent fires.

I filled up my car this morning, and noticed the decrease in mileage to empty compared to the usual range, which is interesting. I think it’s because of how slow the city driving and how heavy the traffic has been.

Do you notice it? The behavior change I am doing is to add more time buffer (adding 5-10 minutes more to the travel time) when I need to be somewhere.