The colour of the incident indicates the speed of traffic relative to the maximum allowed speed at
that location, with red being the slowest. The stripes on the traffic jam are also animated to show
the speed of the traffic, where appropriate.
Traffic speed is 0% to 20% of the allowed speed.
Traffic speed is 20% to 40% of the allowed speed.
Traffic speed is 40% to 100% of the allowed speed.
Traffic speed is normal.
Road closed, no traffic.
Approaching a traffic jam warning
A warning is given as you approach a traffic jam. You are warned in several ways:
A warning symbol is shown in the route bar.
The route bar zooms in to the start of the traffic jam.
Your distance to the start of the traffic jam is shown in the route bar.
The colour of the road on the route bar changes to orange or red,
depending on the severity of the traffic jam.
The background colour of the route bar background changes to red if
you are driving too fast towards the traffic jam.
You hear a warning sound.
To change the way you are warned, select Sounds & Warnings in the Settings menu.
Avoiding a traffic jam on your route
You can avoid a traffic jam that is on your route.
Avoiding a traffic jam using the route bar
1.
In the route bar, select the symbol for the traffic jam you want to avoid.
The traffic jam is shown on the map.
2.
Select the pop-up menu button.
Note: Sometimes the quickest route is still the route that has the traffic jam.
Note: It may not be possible to find an alternative route around the traffic jam if none exists.
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