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Tom Pritchard

Getting out of town this weekend? How to use Google Maps, Waze and Apple Maps to avoid traffic

Google Maps on iPhone.

Traffic is the biggest buzzkill when you’re off on a road trip. Whether you’re going for an extended vacation or just trying to get away for the long weekend, nothing is worse than leaving your driveway and finding yourself stuck in a gridlock. Clearly, everyone else had the same idea and had plans to leave right when you did.

Fortunately there are tools out there to figure out when the best time to leave actually is. So you can balance your arrival time with how much time you’ll actually spend on the open road. The best part? You probably already have these tools on your phone in one of your navigation apps. 

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