Re: Bengaluru: Real-time traffic display (Variable Messaging System) introduced Quote:
Originally Posted by GTO You mean like Google Maps? There is a setting that enables it to give you notifications of bad traffic on your usual routes. |
Well, Google Maps does not give you " Good Morning, Bangalore. Drive Safely'' type of notifications - but these boards do that (as can be seen from the images above)
The utility of app-based notifications (and to a much lesser extent, these physical boards) would be real-time information dissemination regarding jams or delays due to an accident or a bus breakdown (happens frequently in Bangalore, for some reason). Other examples of real-time useful info:
- Flooding under Sirsi Circle flyover. Take alternative routes
- VIP movement between Residency Road & Vidhana Soudha between 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM. Take alternative routes.
Notifications like above based on an user's geo-location would be more efficient than placing these expensive (I would assume) physical boards at various locations.
Last edited by SmartCat : 20th February 2017 at 17:17.
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