4 Awesome Android Apps to help you Stay Sane While Commuting
True, daily car commuting can be a nightmare with
all those traffic jams, gas-tank refills, road blocks, other road hazards, and
what not! Such commuting woes can definitely take a toll on your productivity,
apart from causing extreme stress and frustration. Nevertheless, there are a
few apps out there which can help you streamline your commute and save you a
lot of time. Listed below are 4 Android apps that will help you stay sane while
commuting.
Waze
Social GPS Maps & Traffic
If you want a fun way to get up-to-date information
on traffic and road alerts, nothing gets the job done better than Waze. With
more than 30 million users over the globe, Waze is a gamified navigation app
that helps you find the quickest way to get to your destination. It is a fun
mapping and traffic app that enables users to help each other by reporting
traffic conditions like road blocks, accidents, traffic cameras, speed traps,
bottlenecks, and stalled cars. Users can also find cheap gas stations along
their route, along with community-shared fuel prices. Waze is the ultimate way
to contribute and benefit from 'common good' on the road, and to get involved
in your local driver community – is there anything about this app not to love?
Gas
Buddy
If you commute by car daily, chances are that you're
always on the look-out for gas stations selling fuel a tad cheaper than the
regular gas stations, right? Well in that case, you might want to look towards
GasBuddy for some assistance. GasBuddy is a brilliant app that helps users
locate the nearest gas stations having the cheapest fuel prices. To get the app
fired up, all you need to do is to enter your zip code or either use your
phones GPS to nail your location, and the app will conveniently list out all
the nearby fuel stations, sorted according to cheapest fuel prices. GasBuddy is
essentially a community-based app, which means that even you can update the
latest fuel prices in your locality in real-time for fellow users – how cool is
that?
Trapster
Tired of spending hours and hours stuck up in
traffic during your daily commute to work? Looking for an awesome way to fight
speeding tickets? Want to avoid running into road blocks or accident spots? If
yes, Trapster is the app you need! Trapster is a terrific app controlled by a
worldwide community of over 20 million drivers working together to ensure your
daily commute is smooth. Via the app, users can get alerts for road accidents,
traffic accidents, speed traps, speed enforcement cameras, location of red
lights, and more. It also has built-in audio-visual alerts that keep you
updated on road hazards as and when they get reported. What's more, the app
also has a nifty feature that allows you to confirm, update, or report speed limits
wherever you go!
Beat
the Traffic
No prizes for guessing what this awesome app does
best – its helps you beat the traffic! Literally, Beat the Traffic is a
fantastic app that gives you access to all the real-time traffic information
you might need to make your commute stress-free and quick. Beat the Traffic
quickly allows you to check real-time traffic conditions, road incidents, the
quickest routes that you can take, and more. Furthermore, use the app to get
estimated travel time, traffic cameras, weather, and traffic flow, all on your
smart phone's screen. What can be better than getting to see traffic problems
well ahead of time, and then deciding your route accordingly? Nothing.
Today's featured
writer, Nancy Baker, is a freelance blogger, who often writes for Stopp . She likes to practice yoga to stay healthy and fit. You can also follow her on Twitter @Nancy Baker.
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