File this under ideas. This is one I have had for a few years. This came to me when I was living in the Dallas area, where traffic was a more apparent problem then here in rural Connecticut. I've been back in CT for a few years and still don't see this product, though I have seen some strides in the arena, just not in this direction

So what is it you ask? It's really more of a suite/service. Why can't my alarm go off 15 minutes earlier if there is a traffic jam? Why doesn't my computer know which way I should go to work today to avoid traffic, and give me an outlook reminder at work that the highway is backed up and my daughter is going on in the school play in 15 minutes across town (note, specifically for family, that daughter is FICTICIOUS...)

Traffic is a huge part of many peoples lives. Even in rural CT I find myself looking for more reliable ways to know what I'm going to see on the way home. Why don't we know what the traffic is all the time, just like the weather. I know some GPS packages are now taking traffic into consideration, but that's still reactive.

I want proactive traffic. The system knows where I live and work, so that part is easy. Link it to outlook and then get me to appointments on time. Link it to my mobile phone and tell me that I won't make it to Aunty Bertha's on time if I don't leave the mall right now.

Hey, I never said they would be good ideas. Just ideas.