Skirt LA Traffic with Waze Phone App

Angelenos might have a leg up on the world-renowned LA traffic situation with a new app available for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry, just released today.

Waze, an app that uses real-time traffic data generated by GPS-enabled phones, gives drivers up-to-the-minute data on road hazards like accidents, police checkpoints, construction and slowpokes in beat-up vans. With live traffic intel coming from what Waze calls a “social GS network” (tech jargon dictionary: updated), drivers get self-adapting, turn-by-turn directions that steer them clear of, say, the 405. Or the 101. Or Fairfax south of Beverly. Or all of downtown. Drivers also see icons pop up on their screens telling them where the trouble spots are, and can even take a pic of that wrecked Beamer to share with other commuters. Sort of like a Google Maps that tries a little harder.
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