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8 May 2005 4 Comments

Traffic Reports via RSS

The Yahooligans have done it again. Now you can get traffic reports via RSS. Enter the following URL into your feedreader:

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http://maps.yahoo.com/traffic.rss?csz=11111&mag=4&minsev=2

Change the following variables in the url.

  • czs is your zip code
  • mag is the level of �magnification� (3 = 4 miles, 4 = 10 miles, 5 = 40 miles)
  • minserv is the minimum severity of the traffic condition (1 = minor, 2 = moderate, 4 = major, 5 = critical.)

For instance, this is my traffic report.

Hat tip to Lifehacker.

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Written by Aaron Brazell on May 8, 2005

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4 Responses to “Traffic Reports via RSS”

  1. David 9 May 2005 at 12:12 am #

    Wow, excellent post! And useful! Thanks Aaron for getting the skinny :)

  2. David 9 May 2005 at 1:12 am #

    Wow, excellent post! And useful! Thanks Aaron for getting the skinny :)

  3. Marc 12 May 2005 at 1:54 am #

    Alternatively, there is a nifty OS X Tiger Dashboard widget that does this. In my setup, I tap F2 and can get traffic conditions (not that I really need them as I work at home). :)

  4. Marc 12 May 2005 at 2:54 am #

    Alternatively, there is a nifty OS X Tiger Dashboard widget that does this. In my setup, I tap F2 and can get traffic conditions (not that I really need them as I work at home). :)