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WEBVTT US FOR TODAY’S TECH LIFE TO TAKE IT FOR A SPIN. DEIRDRE: IT IS CALLED QUICK MAP. THAT CAN SHOW YOU WHAT COULD BE HOLDING YOU UP FOR YOU ARE OUT THERE ON THE ROADS. DON’T START YOUR ENGINE WITHOUT LAUNCHING THE QUICK MAP APP. >> A GREAT TOOL FOR DRIVERS JUST TO CHECK HIGHWAY CONDITIONS BEFORE THEY DRIVE. DEIRDRE: CREATED TO SHOW BEST YOU START WITH THE FORMAT OF THE STATE AND CONSUMED YOUR LOCATION OR FILTER TO THE AREA YOU ARE HEADING TO. >> YOU CAN LOOK AT COLLISIONS HAPPENING THAT MIGHT BE HOLDING UP TRAFFIC. IT IS JUST A GREAT TOOL THAT LETS DRIVERS KNOW WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO BE EXPECTING ON THEIR JOURNEY. DEIRDRE: TOUCH ONE OF THE ORANGE TRIANGLES YOU GET ROAD INCIDENTS . YOU SEE WHAT CALTRANS KNOWS ABOUT A SLOWDOWN. >> AS A DRIVER WHAT I WOULD DO IS THERE A DIFFERENT FILTERS YOU CAN DO. IF YOU CLICK ON OPTIONS YOU CAN SELECT IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHERE THERE ARE ROAD CLOSURES OR YOU CAN ALSO LOOK AT TRAFFIC CAMERAS. DEIRDRE: THAT CAN BE A GAME CHANGER AND MAJOR TIMESAVER. SAY YOU ARE HEADING FROM THE VALLEY TO THE SIERRA, YOU CA TOUCH A CAMERA ICON AND INSTANTLY SEE WHAT THE ROAD LOOKS LIKE IN REAL TIME. >> YOU CAN LOOK AT COLLISIONS SO YOU CAN SET DIFFERENT LEVELS OF FILTERS YOU WANT TO USE DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOUR JOURNEY AND WHAT WILL BE THE BEST USE FOR YOU AS FAR AS GETTING FROM POINT A TO POINT B. DEIRDRE: HITTING FROM A TO B WITH WHAT BABY -- WHAT MAY BE A DRIVERS -- CULLIVER IF YOU ARE DRIVING BY YOURSELF OR HAND THE PHONE TO YOUR FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. CALTRANS QUICK MAP AT HIS FREE IN THE APP STORE. IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR TECH , MESSAGE ME ON FACEBOOK. I WAS CAUGHT IN THAT TRAFFIC COMING BACK FROM TAHOE. SEVEN FUN HOURS WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR BUT A BLAST AND I USED THE APP TO LOOK AT CAMERAS. EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE REALLY OTHER WAYS TO GET AROUND IT HELP MANAGE EXPECTATIONS. I’M LOOKING AT BLUE CANYON AND TRAFFIC IS MOVING. IT IS HELPFUL FOR THINGS LIKE THAT. OBVIOUSLY YOU NEED A GOOD SELL SIGNAL. TONI: USUALLY I AM REFERRING PEOPLE TO MELANIE. SHE DEIRDRE: IS SUPER HELPFUL BUT I’M TELLING YOU CALTRANS CRIT MAP -- QUICK