Much time has been wasted and a lot of frustration endured in the past, due to road closures, traffic backups, stranded vehicles, or construction on the streets or highways.

 notraffic.info is an innovative service which sends alerts via email and text messages to your cell phone, notifying its members of street closures, and road or street activity. notraffic.info benefits more than just the driver at the wheel or the passenger in the car. The following scenarios will give you a deeper perception and a better understanding of this service and how it may affect your life in a positive way.

 For Schools and Yeshivas:

On a typical morning a series of streets were closed off as construction crews settled their machinery alongside the road in preparation of repaving. Confusion reigned in the neighborhood as mothers realized that their children weren’t picked up by their buses. Other students waited at their designated bus stops longer than every day for their buses to arrive. There was frenzied activity that morning as the administrations tried to reroute their buses in an effort to bring all students to school. The structure of the day was ruined for the students and teachers, as well as for the administration.

Yeshivas will agree that when their bus drivers are unaware of street conditions, it may ruin the daily schedule for the children and the administration. By receiving alerts from notraffic.info, Yeshivas can give their bus drivers advance notice of street activity and route changes. In the aforementioned instance, the parent body would’ve been notified of a change in pickup for that day, buses would take alternate streets and the daily schedule would resume as always.

 For Car Services:

When the dispatcher of the taxi company hung up the phone after assuring the customer that the car will be there ‘right away’, he had no idea that 14th Avenue was temporarily closed. The driver had to go back a few streets, and take a longer route in order to pick up the customer who was running late as is already. The customer waited and waited agonizing over precious time lost.

A knowledgeable dispatcher can direct drivers of his company to proper roads, and offer fast and efficient transportation thereby pleasing the customers.

 For Emergency Personnel’s and Volunteer Services:

The wailing of a siren is heard throughout the neighborhood as Hatzalah volunteers rush to their destination. The sirens continue without fading into the distance. Apparently the emergency vehicle hits upon a street closure. The construction workers sense the urgency of the situation, but can offer very little help. The scene is a very unnerving one and Help for the victim is delayed.

In an emergency, every second wasted can be a matter of life and death, G-D forbid. It is crucial for the dispatchers of all emergency services like Hatzalah, Shomrim, and Chaveirim to be informed of any streets that should be avoided. Dispatchers should be able to redirect the drivers of emergency vehicles to different streets in case of traffic.

 Delivering Supermarkets:

In one instance on Erev Yom Tov, a busy Boro Park supermarket had to put up with additional aggravation when their delivery van was stuck in traffic on the local streets. Some streets were closed and the traffic was dense on alternate streets. Customers waiting for their groceries phoned in annoyed, some even angry. The store manager was distressed but could not be of help.

I signed up to notraffic.info to be able to schedule my deliveries to customers. When I receive an alert I know to redirect my delivery men to different streets. These alerts are accurate and I can rely on them in order to organize the schedule in the grocery. _ Moshe, 13th Ave. Grocer

 These are real scenarios which could’ve been avoided had the people involved known of the road and street conditions from start to end of their drive. Receiving alerts from notraffic.info can be the solution to the aforementioned problems and save hours of frustration. These alerts help avoid missing scheduled meetings or appointments. They save time. Become an informed driver and steer clear of traffic jams. Sign up at signup@notraffic.info or call 718-887-9812  to begin receiving alerts from a traffic consultant who is aware of major road activity. You will be notified about scheduled street closures and reopening. Before hitting the roads make sure to check for any alerts in your area or the area you are traveling to.

notraffic.info will beat your GPS when it comes to informing you of road closures and street work that may affect your driving time.

 

Updates are available for: Boro Park, Catskill Area, Canarsi, Crown Heights,  Flatbush, Lakewood, Manhattan, Monroe, Monsey, and Williamsburg.

Users can also utilize this service to receive updates of street closures in additional neighborhoods.

 Help us help you. To report an unpublicized closure email us at info@notraffic.info

Sign up now to notraffic.info and have a safe (and short) trip!