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Mobile Phones to Monitor Traffic Congestion

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the backup-on-the-i-five-headed-south dept.

shas3n writes "In an interesting and innovative way Bangalore city, India, has come up with a way to monitor road traffic congestion by monitoring the density of mobile phones. This can give users quantitative and directional information of traffic flow without significant additional infrastructure investments. The congestion data is already available online."

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  1. Uhmmm... by Etrias · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...shut up and drive?

    Just a thought.

    1. Re:Uhmmm... by Fx.Dr · · Score: 3, Insightful

      My thoughts exactly. Isn't this some sort of self-fulfilling prophecy?

      1) Moron talks on his cell
      2) Gets into accident
      3) ???
      4) Congestion!

    2. Re:Uhmmm... by psiogen · · Score: 0, Insightful

      I don't know if this bears out, but intuitively, talking to a passenger seems safer because they are going to be sensitive to what is happening in the car. They may allow the conversation to naturally pause in moments where the driver needs to concentrate, for example.