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511PA at Google Play market analyse
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Description
Get the most current and relevant Pennsylvania traffic information on your smart phone without ever taking your eyes off the road or your hands off the wheel with 511PA, brought to you by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). 511PA provides real-time, hands-free traffic advisories for every PennDOT roadway in Pennsylvania, and for major roadways in neighboring states of NJ and WV, with more to come. You simply turn on the application before you start your journey. 511PA uses your phoneâs built-in GPS and the vast data in the PA, NJ and WV travel information system (go to the apps settings screen to enable non-PA advisories) to determine when you are approaching congestion, an accident scene or some other traffic disruption. When there is an incident or slowdown nearby, 511PA broadcasts an advisory. There is nothing to read, nothing to click, nothing to scroll through. You just leave your phone in the center console or on the seat beside you and focus your attention on the road ahead.By default, 511PA broadcasts advisories from within a 10-mile radius, but you have the option to reduce or expand the range to as little as one mile or as many as 500 miles. 511PA will automatically repeat advisories every 20 minutes while you remain within range of the incident, but you can change the setting to hear the advisories more or less frequently. You also can elect whether to hear advisories from all directions or just from the direction youâre traveling, and you have the option of filtering out different types of advisories by state or type of roadway. The application gives you audio player controls for Play, Pause, Stop, Skip, and Replay All. These controls should not be used while operating your vehicle. If you place or receive a phone call while a travel alert is playing and do not have a plan that allows simultaneous data and voice, the alert will pause, and will resume playing when the call has ended.You donât need to register to use the app. 511PA operates anonymously. We donât receive or record any identifying information about you or your phone. By default, the app will report your device-determined speed and location to our servers. The data generated by collecting that information is useful. It can help improve our ability to provide real-time information about what is happening on our roadways. But if you would rather not participate, you will be able to opt out simply by clicking a radio button on the settings page whenever you launch the app.The application is based on Information Logisticsâ patent-pending "Open Microphone Platform," which is a queue-driven streaming technology platform used in combination with your phones built-in GPS.IMPORTANT â This application is intended to be launched while the user is not operating his or her motor vehicle. User agrees to use the Application responsibly and to avert any interaction with mobile devices while driving a motor vehicle. User understands and acknowledges that the Commonwealth Motor Vehicle Code states that âNo driver shall operate a motor vehicle on a highway or traffic way in this Commonwealth while using an interactive wireless communications device to send, read, or write a text-based communication while the vehicle is in motion.- Service endpoint updates for long term support- Bug fixes
Reviews
this is my 'go to' winter driving app! its very useful for snowy days! my only suggestion, is that it could used an updated, more user friendly interface.
To me, this app is a life saver....so much info to prepare me for heading to work on bad weather days. Believe it or not it helps to keep my anxiety down. I can tell when State trucks last patrolled roads to salt/plow, how traffic is moving, if there are any incidents on my normal route so I can plan accordingly. I wish I knew about it a lot more recently than just a couple years ago. I highly recommend!
Video of cams not alwys available, and pictures of cams do not update automaticly. But at least it is quick accesss to map and cams. Oh yea, the camera option is not saved on map, meaning you have to choose option everytime! The tablet layout Ăs terrible and wasteful!
so far the worst 511 app I have seen
love it
Today was not a safe drive. Around 8:30 am this morning I used this app to see what my commute would look like. It said I99 had good flow of traffic, no winter conditions. It did say there were restrictions which I get. But the plowing had not just been plowed as the app stated it just had been plowed. The roads were not safe. My vehicle was sliding numerous times. I like the site for 511pa, but not this app.
