How to beat traffic

Sure this study only corresponds to Houston and only on a very specific traffic route but it still provides some clear examples of some practices you could take to beat traffic. Optimising departure times from home/work seems to be the best way to avoid unwanted delays in traffic queues. So find out how to beat traffic here and see what you can do to save some valuable time. Still the best bet in terms of long term solutions is for people to stop driving cars but that doesn't seem that likely really, does it?