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NAVTEQ Traffic.com Helps Millions of Labor Day Weekend Drivers Avoid Jams

NAVTEQ Traffic.com delivers detailed information about road construction, traffic speeds and incidents such as accidents at www.traffic.com, and also enables wireless transmission directly to cell phones, allowing drivers to make better routing and re-routing decisions.

With millions of drivers on the road, you are unlikely to get through Labor Day weekend without any traffic delays, particularly if you are visiting one of the more popular destinations in your area. That doesn't mean, however, that you have to suffer through endless traffic jams. Here's how to avoid the worst of it:

Go early or stay late.

There's less traffic early in the morning or late at night, particularly on the Fridays and Monday's of holiday weekends. Just be sure you are well rested before driving late at night.

Travel on the off days.

The worst holiday traffic is on the Friday and Monday evenings. If possible, take a day off and shift your weekend up, or back, a day

Think safety before speed.

The most certain way to slow down your Labor Day trip is to get in an accident. Don't try to make up for lost time by driving recklessly, and don't drive after drinking. Last year, 40% of all Labor Day weekend accidents were caused by drunk drivers*.

Be traffic savvy with NAVTEQ Traffic.com.

    --  Hit traffic on the road? Access http://mobi.traffic.com, free of charge,
        from your mobile phone. It will show you where the traffic is, and how
        to work around it.  It's the mobile web version of NAVTEQ's real-time
        traffic alert system with coverage in 52 US city areas. You pick your
        city from a drop down and then choose a highway from a paged list or
        click "Hotspots" to see the 10 most congested roads in your metro.
        NAVTEQ Traffic.com uses a nifty and intuitive thermometer graphic called
        the JamFactor® to show the relative congestion on each road. You can
        drill down into a particular highway and see average and slowest speed,
        delay in minutes and incident reports.
    --  Save 1-866-MY-TRAFC (1-866-698-7232) to a phone favorites list before
        leaving home. This free hotline provides speed dial access to NAVTEQ
        Traffic.com--ideal for avoiding heavy traffic, construction, and
        accidents on your long weekend trip.
    --  Send a SMS text message to get real-time traffic information for city
        hotspots. Simply text your CITY CODE, (NY, CHIC, PHL, LA, etc.) to TRAFC
        (87232). City codes can be found at
        http://bhelp.traffic.com/city-codes-used-for-sms.
    --  You can use the "Check Your Drive Time" feature at www.traffic.com. Just
        type in where you are and where you want to go, and it will show you the
        fastest route based on real-time traffic data.  You can even set up an
        alternate route, in advance, using the interactive traffic map.

*Source: (1) Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Available at: http://fastlane.dot.gov/2009/08/nhtsa-madd-unveil-enforcement-against-impaired-driving-campaign.html

About NAVTEQ

NAVTEQ is the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data (digital location content) enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world. NAVTEQ was founded in 1985 and now supplies comprehensive digital location content to power automotive navigation systems, portable and wireless devices, Internet-based mapping applications and government and business solutions. The Chicago-based company is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2010, proudly supported by approximately 5,000 employees located in 211 offices in 48 countries.

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