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Avoiding delays

Pt. 6 of 10 | 2:14 |

Finding your way with Google Maps

Monday December 22, 2008

No need to wait for the hourly traffic reports from your local radio or TV station; Google Maps offers Live Traffic, an overlay system that shows you how congested major routes are before you head out. It can even predict the traffic patterns based on past conditions.

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Show Notes

- Input your destination to receive driving directions (as in >a href="showdtl.html?s=googlemaps&e=2">ep.2: You're on your way!)

- With your route displayed, click on Traffic in the top-center of the Google Map.

- Google Maps will overlay traffic data on your route.

- To see predicted traffic patterns at a given day and time, select the radio button for Traffic at day and time. Google Maps will use historical data to predict what traffic is going to be like on major routes.

- To avoid areas with delays, drag and drop your route line to skirt problem areas.

Doing more

- Clicking on More in the top center brings up an option to view pictures and Wikipedia entries for the area.

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