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Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?

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Because EVERYBODY is rushing to get home at the same time. That makes traffic slow, but everyone is still in a rush.
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Posted Jun 4th, 2009 at 8:04PM
Because that's the time of day that the band "Rush" are in traffic.
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Posted Jun 4th, 2009 at 7:11PM
Why do you park in a driveway, and drive on a parkway?
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Posted Jun 4th, 2009 at 7:11PM
everyone rushes to get home thus causing congestion.
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Posted Jun 5th, 2009 at 3:01AM
Because "hour of wreckoning" was taken.
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Posted Jun 5th, 2009 at 8:32AM
people rush in the morning,work all day TiERED, walk or drive slowly home?
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Posted Jun 4th, 2009 at 11:23PM
Intelligent idea: haste slowly.
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Posted Jun 5th, 2009 at 2:11AM
everyone is in a rush to get home....
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Posted Jun 5th, 2009 at 1:15PM
Very good question. My guess is that everyone is in a rush to get home.
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Posted Jun 5th, 2009 at 10:19PM
Reverse psychology perhaps?
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