[I've wanted this since I was 16. -Mike] http://www.engadget.com/entry/8895803035846669/
Gauge traffic with the TrafficGauge before you gauge your blood pressure TrafficGauge You may know about LA, it's that tangle of thousands of miles of pavement on the west coast with the worst traffic imagineable (apparently now down to average speeds of 35 mph on the freeways). However, if you're feeling crafty you can pick up a TrafficGauge, a PDA-like device with a 3 x 5-inch screen that picks up data from Caltrans and the Dept. of Transportation's 13,000 embedded road sensors (in all fairness, they do have Seattle and Orange County coverage) and reports traffic conditions on some 850 miles of asphalt. And it's a real steal at $80 for the unit and monthly fees of $7, especially when you're sitting behind some jerk who you'd pay any amount to have brutally assaulted for their crimes against humanity in the form awful driving. http://www.trafficgauge.com/ And http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-hy-wheels29sep29,1,2437563.story?coll=l a-headlines-technology
