{"id":1968,"date":"2019-04-06T05:52:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T10:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2019-04-05T07:10:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T12:10:20","slug":"traffic-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/06\/traffic-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic Alert!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/googlemaps.jpg\" alt=\"Google Maps Smartphone icon\" class=\"wp-image-1947\" width=\"428\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/googlemaps.jpg 837w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/googlemaps-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/googlemaps-768x900.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In my post entitled, &#8220;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"In The Driver's Seat (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/?p=1942\" target=\"_blank\">In The Driver&#8217;s Seat<\/a><\/strong>,&#8221; I mentioned that Joyce and I had used Google Maps to get around an accident while driving to New Orleans.  Several readers asked us how that works.  Here&#8217;s their answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to see where there&#8217;s a traffic problem in Google Maps, you need to have the &#8220;Traffic&#8221; option activated.  Let&#8217;s look at an example.  Here&#8217;s a screen capture of the traffic around Washington, DC. this morning &#8211; April 5, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2830.jpeg?fit=505%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Washington, DC area in Google Maps\" class=\"wp-image-1969\" width=\"474\" height=\"961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2830.jpeg 1125w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2830-148x300.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2830-768x1558.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2830-505x1024.jpeg 505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the photo above, we can&#8217;t see anything about the traffic in the DC area.  For that to happen, we need to turn on the &#8220;Traffic&#8221; option.  We do that by clicking on the Options icon in the upper right-hand corner of the map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/googlemaps_click-for-options.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Google Maps option icon at the top right.\" class=\"wp-image-1970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/googlemaps_click-for-options.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/googlemaps_click-for-options-300x117.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When we do that, the following screen appears:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"2291\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2831.jpeg?fit=503%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Google Maps options.\" class=\"wp-image-1971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2831.jpeg 1125w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2831-147x300.jpeg 147w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2831-768x1564.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2831-503x1024.jpeg 503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, there are six options.  First, the map type.  For traffic, we would normally stay on the Default view.  You can tell that&#8217;s the view already selected by the blue outline around the icon.  Next, we want to click on the &#8220;Traffic&#8221; details icon.  When we do, we&#8217;ll see this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"2281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2832.jpeg?fit=505%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Google Maps options with &quot;Traffic&quot; selected.\" class=\"wp-image-1972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2832.jpeg 1125w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2832-148x300.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2832-768x1557.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2832-505x1024.jpeg 505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, there is now a blue outline around the &#8220;Traffic&#8221; icon.  Now, we simply click on the map at the top, and we&#8217;ll see the DC area again but with traffic details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"2275\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2833.jpeg?fit=506%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Washington, DC area in Google Maps with the traffic showing.\" class=\"wp-image-1973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2833.jpeg 1125w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2833-148x300.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2833-768x1553.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2833-506x1024.jpeg 506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, we can see red, orange and green stripes.  Let&#8217;s look a little closer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"2271\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2834.jpeg?fit=507%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Washington, DC area in Google Maps with the traffic showing - blown up to get a better view of traffic.\" class=\"wp-image-1974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2834.jpeg 1125w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2834-149x300.jpeg 149w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2834-768x1550.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2834-507x1024.jpeg 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve centered the Ford&#8217;s Theatre and National Portrait Gallery area as the center of our map.  You can see green on the roads which means there is no delay.  The orange colored areas indicated that there is some slow up but traffic is moving.  When it comes to red, there are actually different shades of red.  When you see the deep red &#8211; such as what is just to the right of the Route 29 symbol &#8211; you can be pretty sure traffic is either not moving in that stretch or is bumper to bumper, stop-and-go.  The longer the red stretches, the more you want to find a way around the traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might think that&#8217;s all the information you can get from the Google Maps &#8220;Traffic&#8221; view but it&#8217;s not.  Let&#8217;s look at another view from the DC area:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"953\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2836.jpeg?fit=640%2C542&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screenshot of a closed road in the DC area - Google Maps\" class=\"wp-image-1975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2836.jpeg 1125w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2836-300x254.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2836-768x651.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2836-1024x867.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the view just above, there is a dotted-red line with a negative sign.  When you touch the negative sign, you&#8217;ll get a message &#8220;Road Closed&#8221; at the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One other thing you can often find is an icon indicating why a stretch of road is red.  Here&#8217;s a screenshot with several examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"2277\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2837.jpeg?fit=506%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screenshot of various symbols along a road highlighted in red - in the DC area - Google Maps\" class=\"wp-image-1976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2837.jpeg 1125w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2837-148x300.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2837-768x1554.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2837-506x1024.jpeg 506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The purple arrows are pointing to icons which indicate an accident.  The green arrow is pointing to an icon showing construction.  If you click on any of these icons, you&#8217;ll get a message at the top of the screen indicating what the issue is.  When we clicked on one of the icons where our purple arrow is pointing, we saw this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1572\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2838.jpeg?fit=640%2C894&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screenshot of the results of clicking on a crash symbol along a road highlighted in red - in the DC area - Google Maps\" class=\"wp-image-1977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2838.jpeg 1125w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2838-215x300.jpeg 215w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2838-768x1073.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2838-733x1024.jpeg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting back to a road that just has red but no symbols, that generally just means the traffic volume is very heavy.  This usually happens during &#8220;rush hour&#8221; &#8211; either the morning or evening rush.  Although, in the Washington, DC area, there&#8217;s pretty much heavy volume all the time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, you know how Joyce was able to navigate us around an accident during our marathon trip to New Orleans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my post entitled, &#8220;In The Driver&#8217;s Seat,&#8221; I mentioned that Joyce and I had used Google Maps to get around an accident while driving to New Orleans. Several readers asked us how that works. 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