Vehicle delays declined significantly:
 • In 2008, there were 69,857 daily hours of vehicle delay
 due to freeway congestion in Orange County, the lowest
 level since 2002.
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 • Between 2007 and 2008, there was a difference of 28,939
 daily hours of vehicle delay.
 • A sustained increase in fuel prices, the economic recession, and the completion of freeway improvement projects are likely responsible for this sharp decline in hours
 of vehicle delay