The bridge of San José has arrived, and with it the traffic jams and the caravans For this year, the General Directorate of Traffic has planned that there will be four million journeys, concentrating above all onbetween 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. For this reason , so you can take advantage of the holidays and not spend too much time on the road, at TuexpertoApps we have made a compilation of applications useful for checking the state of traffic and avoiding traffic jams
Starting with the Android platform, there are several options capable of informing the user of incidents in real time, in addition to directing and pointing the way. One of them is the official application of the RACC, known as RACC Infotransit It is a application very complete since it not only collects information on intraffic incidents at the momentin which it is known, but also allows to know the location of fixed speed cameras, the nearby gas stations and gives the direct option of contacting the RACC roadside assistance service As usual, this application can be downloaded atPlay Store (old Android Market), for free
There are also other options more focused on GPS navigation A good way to plan a trip , avoiding traffic jams, and without fear of getting lost. Here's what Sygic offers: GPS Navigation, well known on the Android operating system. It is a navigator with maps, real-time traffic information (traffic forecast, duration thereof”¦), 3D building models, voice prompts and push notifications in case you arrive late according to plan. The negative point is that it is a paid application, although it has a unlimited free version for 7 days in the Play Store, which can be a good option to have this bridge with a full co-pilot without spend not one euro
As for mobile phones iPhone, it is possible to have official applications such as the one already mentioned RACC Infotransit , or Road Safety RACE This second option, in addition to cadvice and training on safety road, offers functions such as alerts for eweather and roads at the very moment they meet. It also has data such as the speed limit of the road on which you are driving, options for direct contactwith emergencies, the DGT, Civil Guard or RACE itself An interesting issue is the Denúncialo tab, which allows you to take a photograph to indicate to the RACE any incident on the road This application can be obtained, completely free, throughiTunes
However, there are alternatives to the official options. One of the most valued is Waze It is a kind of social network withGPS navigator where each user actively participates in benefit of the community With it it is possible to plan a travel according to current traffic information and incidents reported by other users In addition, it includes very useful additional functions such as the possibility of follow the route of friends and family who have this application, route changes during the trip calculating the time that can be saved with this and the possibility of sharing incidents or other types of information through social networks as Facebook, Twitter or Foursquare
As for the Nokia platform with Symbian operating system, the most economical and complete option is given by a proprietary application. It's about Nokia Maps This tool not only reports streets, addresses and road speed limits , but also alerts of points of interest for the traveler such as monuments, gas stations or car parks What is also interesting is the possibility of finding out, through green, yellow and red lines, the speed of traffic, thus being able to avoid roads where traffic is slower. This application is still in development, but can be downloaded and used alongside the latest added features like Public Transport (public transportation information) or Wheather (weather information).It is available on page Nokia Beta Labs fully free
Finally, on the platform Windows Phone 7 there are still few applications in this regard. However, it is possible to find tools that collect information from official sources such as the DGT and updated every 3 minutes We are talking about ViV Traffic With it it is possible to find out all kinds of incidents on Spanish roads, either due to accident or bad weather In addition, specify the exact kilometer in which it occurred, as well as the ddirection and length of the affected section All of this completely freeThe application can be obtained through Windows Phone Marketplace
