When analyzed by the day, traffic delays of just 30 seconds per mile were enough to spike fast-food visits by 1%. "It might not be intuitive to imagine what a 30-second delay per mile feels like ...

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Researchers found that traffic delays of just 30 seconds per mile were enough to spike fast food visits by 1 percent. "It might not be intuitive to imagine what a 30-second delay per mile feels ...

More information: Panka Bencsik et al, Slow traffic, fast food: The effects of time lost on food store choice, Journal of Urban Economics (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2025.103737 ...