Traffic Speed at Every Highway Offramp
I know I know. “Google Maps is the best. Tru dat. Double True!” Thank you Lazy Sunday.
Ok, Parnell and Samberg… you might be right if you’re simply walking around the city to a movie. But for the commuters and weekend warriors, Sigalert helps you minimize the time you spend on the highway. How? They create a traffic mosaic of all the local highway speeds clocking the MPHs at each offramp. Updating by the minute, Sigalert pipes in data from their partners SpeedInfo, Caltrans, and the CHP. Sorry Web 2.0 techies, they do not get data from drivers tweeting their speed.
Sigalert offers an inexpensive membership for those ready to earn a black belt in traffic aikido—the art of blending with the motion of the attacker (traffic) and avoiding the gridlock through circumnavigation and/or rescheduling. Members are able to create personalized routes and initiate regular alerts via email and text. You might still get stuck in traffic but at least you now can mentally prepare for the worst.
Hat Tip to Wyeth G. for the recommendation! Please continue to share your best ideas on how to do San Francisco. Pitch Mister Archer.
Till next time,
~Mister Archer
The Details:
Sigalert.com
Available in SF Bay, SoCal, and Arizona.
Web site is iPhone enabled for surfing on the go.
A sigalert is “any unplanned event that causes the closing of one lane of traffic for 30 minutes or more.”
