New Jersey drivers often face delays in the morning and evening rush hours by as much as 90 minutes, depending on weather conditions, making the state’s roads among the most congested in the country.

Technology being used by TV news channels across the country, however, is helping to prepare commuters and, as is the case with companies such as the Canadian firm Triangle Software. Triangle Software’s  “Beat the Traffic®” programming provides 3-D, high-definition animated maps, on-air, on-line and mobile components, and a state-of-the art traffic forecasting system.  Real-time traffic data is extracted from more 350 public and private sources and offers up-to-the-minute traffic data for as many as 800,000 GPS-enabled vehicles and cellular probes across 122 metropolitan markets in the U.S., and growing!

You might not be able to do anything about those texters and bad drivers out there, who could benefit from enrolling in any number of the available New Jersey driver safety education courses.  But you can use this technology every day to help you track the current state of traffic on your local highways and major streets.

Log on to http://www.beatthetraffic.com/index.aspx to get an update on traffic accidents, road work delays, weather conditions and other details before you head off to work or begin your nightly commute back home.   Planning can help you avoid messy areas, keep your stress level down while driving, which in turn, can offset your chances of causing an accident or being involved in one and help avoid having to taken a defensive driving course to lower your points.

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