Waze to broadcast unusual traffic via Twitter

Waze is launching a way for drivers to keep up to date on the latest traffic issues via Twitter - never before has such a powerful and informative traffic tool been made so publicly available. #neverstuckintrafficagain!



According to a blog post, Waze says, drivers tend to have a pretty good idea of how long it takes to get from point A to point B. That is unless, unexpected things happen on the road, for example accidents, bad weather or road closures. What drivers really need to know is: What’s unusual on the road today and how will it affect my drive?

The good news is we think we’ve found the answer: Introducing Waze Unusual Traffic!

To kick off Waze Unusual Traffic (in Beta), we’ve opened 50 Unusual Traffic accounts in metros across the US and in other cities across the globe (more to come soon). For a list of available accounts, see here.

Information tweeted in these accounts will include:

The location and cause (if available) of the unusual traffic

The extra time added by the unusual traffic

Pictures from Waze users’ real-time road reports

Whether the traffic jam is building up or clearing up

A link to a page containing the optimal alternate route to bypass the traffic.

Now if they will just add Syracuse, NY then I will be happy.