How to use Live Traffic and 360 View

Pt. 7 of 10 | 1:52 |

How to use the new MapQuest

Tuesday September 21, 2010

In this episode, we'll show you

how to use MapQuest

get traffic updates

using

Live Traffic

so that you can avoid delays and

plan faster routes

. We'll also show you

how to use 360 View

to get a look at street level on your route.

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Show Notes

- If you want to see the current traffic on your route then click on Live Traffic and the map will be highlighted to show traffic status.

- Green is quick moving, yellow is a bit slow and red is really slow. This updates every five minutes.

- You'll also see if there is any road work indicated by the yellow hazard marks. You can click on those icons to see more info.

- If traffic looks bad then you can divert the route by clicking anywhere on the line and dragging it onto another location. Your text directions will automatically update to match the new route.

- If you click on 360 View, you'll get a 360 degree view of any area highlighted in orange.

- Just hover over the area to get a preview and then click on it to get a closer look.

- You can click through on the map to move forward or backward and click and drag the map to move it around.

- To move the 360 view just click on the green arrow on the map and move it to the new location.

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