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As all traffic problems occur when we are going to work or on our way to class, it is necessary to have handy apps such as Google Traffic. Too bad it doesn’t work in Puerto Rico right? It can be frustrating because even though we prepare and we leave with just enough time, getting there seems to be a hastle with the intense traffic jams everywhere! I mean, it just throws off our entire schedule, and it’s annoying. Before road-raging and fixating on that car that doesn’t allow you to make progress, let me teach you two ways you can cheat traffic. We won’t break any hearts (or laws), I promise…

1. @TransitoPR on Twitter

Thankfully, I’ve figured out other ways to keep myself up-to-date with the constantly changing traffic situation. Before I leave home, I’ll (almost) always be sure to check @TransitoPR on Twitter. Twitter users can tweet what’s going on with a mention to @TransitoPR and the automated system will retweet to its followers. Make good use of it! Inappropriate tweeters will be banned (you have been warned). 

2. Waze App

Recently, I discovered an app that works with user-created content called Waze. According to their website, Waze is managed by “other drivers in your area who share real-time traffic and road info, saving everyone time and gas money on their daily commute.” With this app, you can pinpoint where there’s traffic, how heavy it is, where gas stations are, and much more! Its real-time content makes sure you know what’s going on as soon as it happens. It also works as a GPS so you can navigate around traffic easily, even if you don’t know the area very well.

Waze is available for the App Store and the Google Play Store.

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Alejandra Camille Ortiz is a twenty-year-old young woman double-majoring in Advertising and Marketing at the University of Puerto Rico, RĂ­o Piedras Campus. She is a contributing writer for HerCampus.com.Alejandra is a social media buff that likes to keep herself up-to-date with all the new stuff on the internet. She doesn't have many worries aside from the feeling that life flying by far too fast for her taste. Her friends say she has constant nerd tendencies, is a multitasker from birth and is the go-to girl for problems that need solving.You can contact her by writing an email to alejandraortiz@hercampus.com.HCXO!
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Suzzette Martinez Malavet is a senior at the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras studying Information and Journalism. She loves photography, shoes, fashion, social media, traveling and exercising outdoors. She has interned at the Capitol of Puerto Rico, Diálogo Digital, Wapa TV, Telemundo Network, U.S. Census Bureau's Center for New Media and Promotions and the Corporate Communication/Sales & Marketing Department of the U.S. Mint in DC, but her proudest accomplishment was in Spring 2013 when she founded the very first HC Chapter in Puerto Rico, Her Campus UPR. Suzzette is currently the Chapter Advisor of Her Campus American University, Marymount, William & Mary, and GW. She is also a returning intern this semester at the U.S. Census Bureau's Center for New Media and Promotions. This 22-year-old woman is the most career-driven individual you will ever meet. If you want to know a little more about her...if you want to know what makes her tick and what inspires her the most...Unlock the mystery by reading some of her awesome articles!