ANCHOR LEAD IN:
Source: American Community Survey, US Census Bureau.
ARE YOU SICK OF THE COMMUTE TO WORK? TIRED OF RUNNING INTO
TRAFFIC JAMS OR ACCIDENTS THAT TIE THINGS UP AND ADD HOURS TO YOUR
DRIVE. DID YOU KNOW THAT AMERICANS SPEND MORE THAN 100 HOURS COMMUTING TO WORK EVERY YEAR. WELL, NOW, THERE'S A WAY TO SHAVE MINUTES OR MORE OFF YOUR DRIVE TIME. HOW? _____ SHOWS US SOME GADGETS THAT WILL HELP YOU STEER CLEAR OF TRAFFIC.

TRACK ONE Length: 06
FROM AUDITIONS TO SHOOTS…ACTOR TREVOR KIMBALL IS CONSTANTLY ON THE
GO… THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THAT STOPS HIM.

SOT
KEY @ : 09 Trevor Kimball, Actor
"The biggest problem, especially where I live, is traffic. Hitting the traffic on the highways can add an hour or 2 hours to your drive."

TRACK TWO Length: 06
BUT HE DOESN'T LET TRAFFIC PUT THE BRAKES ON HIS PLANS ANYMORE…
INSTEAD, HE RELIES ON THIS G-P-S GADGET.

SOT
NO KEY
"It basically tells you there's a traffic jam coming."

TRACK THREE Length: 15
THAT'S RIGHT… SEVERAL NEW G-P-S GADGETS ARE HITTING THE MARKET THAT
MONITOR TRAFFIC IN REAL TIME. YOU ATTACH THE TRACKERS TO YOUR DASHBOARD OR WINDSHIELD. SOME RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM SATELLITES, OTHERS FROM F-M
FREQUENCIES OR EVEN WIRELESS BROADBAND THROUGH YOUR CELL PHONE.

SOT
KEY @ : 41 (SHORT)Tim Lomax, Texas Traffic Institute
"The idea is to give people an idea of more control."

TRACK FOUR Length: 05
THEY UPDATE ANYWHERE FROM EVERY 30 SECONDS TO EVERY FEW MINUTES
DEPENDING ON THE DEVICE

SOT
KEY @ : 52 Tim Lomax, Texas Traffic Institute
"Where the crashes are, where the road work is, special events. They can tell you about ball games that might be tying up traffic."

TRACK FIVE Length: 02
AND THEY'LL EVEN STEER YOU AROUND THE HOLD UP.

SOT
KEY @ : 1:00 Trevor Kimball, Actor
"It gives you options. It gives you like a 3 mile option, a 5 mile option, you know, how big you want to go around the traffic jam."

TRACK SIX Length: 13
THE DEVICES COST ANYWHERE FROM $50 TO $800… DEPENDING ON HOW HIGH-
TECH YOU WANT TO GET.THERE ARE ALSO SUBSCRIPTION FEES FROM 5 TO10 BUCKS A MONTH. TREVOR SAYS IT'S WORTH IT NOW THAT HE'S RIDING IN THE FAST LANE.

SOT
NO KEY
"It makes your life easier."

SOT
NO KEY
"When we look out at the future, traffic is going to get worse."

ANCHOR TAG:
MOST OF THESE DEVICES GIVE YOU MAPS WITH VERY LITTLE TEXT SO YOU
DON'T HAVE TO READ TOO MUCH WHILE DRIVING. SOMETHING THING TO THINK ABOUT… IF THE TRAFFIC GADGET YOU BUY NEEDS YOUR CELL PHONE IN ORDER TO WORK… MAKE SURE THE GADGET IS COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR PHONE'S NETWORK. AND YOUR PHONE ALSO NEEDS TO BE BLUE-TOOTH ENABLED.

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Tim Lomax
Texas Transportation Institute
3135 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843
979-229-5705

Tim Lomax is a Research Engineer with the TTI. He has been working with them for
nearly thirty years studying urban mobility and congestion.