State of New Jersey to Issue Traffic Texts

Posted on September 30, 2010 
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The State of New Jersey will begin issuing “traffic prediction” texts to motorists on the Turnpike and Garden State Parkway starting next year. The State is spending $650,000 to use advanced technology which will predict traffic bottlenecks and jams, which will then be emailed or texted to motorists, in effort to allow the motorists to avoid the backups. This technology is already in use in Singapore and Stockholm.

Well, two things. One, I thought texting was dangerous. I mean, how are you going to get this information to me where it’s useful? I’m in the car. So, I guess they’re going to text me…. POTENTIAL TRAFFIC JAM BETWEEN EXIT 15 AND 16. But I can’t read the text, because Ray LaHood tells me it’s dangerous. And then, two, I thought the State of New Jersey was bankrupt? Well, I guess they have money for this, though.

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