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Originally Posted by sedated
Does anyone actually listen and pay attention to hte traffic reports on the radio? Every channel has a mandatory update, and I've gotten to the point that I'd rather listen to a commercial than some woman spitting out as many intersections as possible in 10 seconds. Chances are, by the time I hear it, I'm already stuck in traffic anyway. And do people really have several routes home? It seems most people have one way (the fastest) and if its backed up, they deal with it anyway.
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You know, this poses and interesting question. Would people in larger metropolitan areas be more open to traffic reports than people in smaller markets? Rush hour in Omaha means you'll be 10-15 minutes behind your normal travel time. If there's an accident, (or poor weather) it may be 30 minutes.
However, I know that when there's a backup on the JFK/I-80 interchange and I hear it on the radio, I try to find an acceptable detour.
I would suspect that people who live in a more densely populated area are fairly screwed and just deal with the traffic. I would also suspect that subscribers of satellite radio companies such as XM are likely listening to non-local radio anyway so they probably miss the traffic updates. They also probably don't care if they get stuck in traffic because they're getting their monies worth for their subscriptions. This is applicable for people who listen to their i-pods or cd's in their cars.
I'm sorry, what were you saying?
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