Pandemic Recovery Means More Cars On The Road, But Some Traffic Patterns Have Changed

Published June 13, 2021 at 7:56 AM EDT

Traffic is getting back to pre-pandemic levels. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Darin Chidsey about how COVID-19 has changed traffic patterns in Southern California.

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