Traffic
Glossary
RDS
: Radio Data System. Infrastructure that broadcasts digital information on the FM band.
TMC
: Traffic Message Channel, one of the types of information that a Radio Data System can broadcast.
Public TMC Service:
In some countries, there is at least one TMC service provider that broadcasts Traffic information
Traffic Message:
A message received by the Magellan RoadMate that contains the description of a Traffic event.
Traffic Event:
An event liable to disturb the flow of traffic.
Traffic Incidents
When routing, if a traffic incident(s), slow traffic or stopped traffic will delay your
arrival, the traffic icon on the Map screen will display the computed delay due
to traffic in the red box below the traffic icon. Across the top of the display is the
banner for coupons and offers that are available for Traffic Link users.
Avoiding a Traffic Incidents
When the traffic icon indicates a delay and you are on a route, you can select
to avoid any or all of the traffic incidents that can impact your drive.
Tap on the red traffic icon while traveling on a route. A screen displaying
your current route and a computed route that avoids the traffic incident is
displayed.
Tap
Avoid Traffic
to select the newly computed route.
.Traffic Icons
There is a traffic icon on the Map screen that will give a visual indication of the traffic status in your immediate vicinity
or, if travelling on a route, the delays that can be expected if you continue to follow the current route. When you are
travelling on a route, the delay is presented in the box below the traffic icon. When not on a route, the box is not
displayed.
Green if delay is less than 15% of the time for the
entire trip.
Red is the deleay is more than 15% of the time
for the entire trip. Popup is displayed if the delay
is more than 20% of the entire trip and there is a
better alternative route.
free of charge. The Magellan RoadMate automatically receives public TMC services, whichever country you are in.
