Tollway Delivers Real-Time Traffic Info Via Twitter, But Reminds Drivers It's Illegal To Look While Driving

In a move that seems too ridiculous to be real, there is a tollway in America that is planning to share real-time traffic info with motorists via tweets.

Illinois residents take note!

And let’s hope this doesn’t spread to other states.

The Chicago Tribune reports that the Illinois Tollway announced its new service today. “Just in time for Thanksgiving travel” and for a whole slew of related car accidents, apparently, they’re offering “Tollway Trip Tweets.”

Tollway Trip Tweets are intended to provide motorists with information about roadway conditions as incidents occur and alert them to unexpected congestion, the tollway said.

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