ShareThisTraffic Center--Online Resources
Traffic congestion costs Americans over $63.1 billion a year, according to the Texas Transportation Institute. With a bit of information-gathering, you can escape some of the driving mess and get where you're going as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Getting stuck in traffic is no one's idea of fun. Fortunately, many web resources exist with information to help you navigate around the traffic jams and dodgy driving conditions.
Traffic Conditions
AccuTraffic.com
Takes you to the website of each state's department of transportation. Receive traffic-related information from any state's department of transportation, often along with important phone numbers for recent traffic updates.
Metrocommute.com
Provides traffic updates for five major U.S. cities: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, and Hartford. You can get free traffic reports, free email updates, text message reports, and phone browser reports on traffic conditions in these cities.
Traffic.com
Weather-related Driving Conditions
AccuWeather.com
Gives weather information across states on a national map. The site also lets you choose an interstate and view weather-related driving conditions. Finally, you can get both a U.S. and an international 5-day forecast.
Intellicast.com
Presents a four-day travel outlook shown on a full U.S. map. You can enter the city to which you'll be driving and receive a detailed report on weather averages and forecasts for your month of travel.
Driving can be stressful. But you can have a more relaxing driving experience. With the information provided by these web resources, you can reduce any road rage you might have and increase your driving pleasure. If possible, plan your trips. Avoid traffic jams and weather-related bad driving conditions.
