谁喜欢在去办公室或回家时堵车？如果您事先了解交通情况，以便可以采取替代路线，那会更好吗？好吧，有一个应用程序可以帮助您解决这些问题。令人惊讶的事实是你知道这个应用程序，谷歌地图(Google Maps)。每天有数百万人使用谷歌地图进行导航。(use Google Maps)此应用程序预装在您的智能手机上，如果您随身携带笔记本电脑，您可以在网络浏览器上访问它。除了导航之外，您还可以根据路线上的交通情况检查路线上的交通情况和平均旅行时间。所以，在你在谷歌(Google)地图上查看你家和工作场所之间的交通状况之前，你需要告诉谷歌地图(Google Maps)，这些地方的位置。因此，首先，您必须知道如何在Google 地图(Google Maps)上保存您的工作地址和家庭地址。
如何在谷歌地图上查看(Google Maps)路况(Traffic)
输入您的家庭/办公室地址
第一步是设置您要检查该路线上的流量的确切Address/Location请按照以下步骤在 PC/笔记本电脑上设置您的家庭或办公室地址的位置：
1.在浏览器上打开谷歌地图。(Google Maps)
2. 点击 谷歌地图上的(Google Maps)设置(Settings)栏（屏幕左上角的三个水平线）。
3. 在设置下单击“您的(Your Places)位置”。
4. 在您的位置下，您会找到一个家庭和工作(Home and Work)图标。
5.接下来，输入您的家庭或工作地址(enter your Home or Work address)，然后单击确定(OK)保存。
Enter your Home or Office Address on Android/iOS device
1. 在手机上打开谷歌地图(Google Maps)应用。
2. 点击谷歌地图(Google Maps)应用窗口底部的已保存。(Saved)
3. 现在点击您的列表下的“标签”。(Labelled)
4.接下来点击家庭(Home)或工作(Work)，然后点击更多。
5.编辑家庭或编辑工作(Edit home or Edit work )以设置您的地址，然后点击确定(OK )保存。
您还可以从您所在位置的地图中选择位置以将其设置为地址。恭喜(Congrats)，您已成功完成任务。现在，下次您要在家(Home)工作或反之亦然时，您可以从可用的路线中选择最舒适的路线。
现在，您刚刚设置了您的位置，但您应该知道如何检查交通状况。因此，在接下来的步骤中，我们将讨论使用智能手机或笔记本电脑导航所需的步骤。
另请阅读：(Also Read:) 如何在 Google 地图中查看位置历史记录(How to View Location History in Google Maps)
Check the Traffic on Google Maps App on Android/iOS
1. 在智能手机上打开谷歌地图(Google Maps)应用
2.点击导航箭头(Tap on the Navigation arrow)。现在，您将进入导航(Navigation)模式。
3. 现在您将在屏幕顶部看到两个框(two boxes on the top of the screen)，一个询问起点(Starting point)，另一个询问目的地。(Destination.)
4.现在，根据您的以下路线(according to your following route.)在框中输入地点，即家庭(Home )和工作。( Work )
5. 现在，您将看到通往目的地的各种路线。( various routes)
6.将突出显示最佳路线。(It will highlight the best route.)您会在路线上看到以各种颜色标记的街道或道路。
7. 颜色描述了该路段的交通状况。
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绿色(Green)表示道路上的车流量非常小(very light traffic)。
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橙色(Orange)表示路线上的交通量不大(modest traffic)。
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红色(Red)表示道路交通繁忙(heavy traffic)。这些路径有可能发生堵塞
如果您看到流量标记为红色，请选择另一条路径，因为很有可能当前路径会导致您出现一些延迟。
如果您想在不使用导航的情况下查看交通情况，则只需输入您的起点和目的地( simply enter your starting point and destination)。完成后，您会看到从起点到目的地的路线。然后单击Overlay 图标(Overlay icon)并选择MAP DETAILS 下的Traffic 。
(Check the Traffic on Google Maps Web App )在您的 PC 上查看 Google Maps Web App 上的路况
1.在您的 PC 或笔记本电脑上打开网络浏览器（ (Laptop)Google Chrome、Mozilla Firefox、Microsoft Edge等）。
2. 在您的浏览器上导航到谷歌地图站点。(Google Maps)
3. 单击搜索 Google 地图(Search Google Maps)栏旁边的方向图标。(Directions )
4. 在那里你会看到一个询问起点和目的地的选项。(starting point and the destination.)
5.根据您当前的路线，在任一方框中输入Home和Work 。
6.单击三个水平线打开(three horizontal lines )菜单(Menu )，然后单击交通( Traffic)。您会在街道或道路上看到一些彩色线条。这些线说明了一个区域的交通强度。
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绿色(Green)表示道路上的车流量非常小(very light traffic)。
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橙色(Orange)表示路线上的交通量不大(modest traffic)。
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红色(Red)表示道路交通繁忙(heavy traffic)。这些路径有可能发生堵塞。
繁忙(Heavy)的交通有时会导致拥堵。这些可能会导致您延迟到达目的地。因此，最好选择另一条交通繁忙的路线。
你们中的许多人可能对科技巨头谷歌(Google)如何了解每条道路上的交通情况有疑问。嗯，这是公司做出的一个非常聪明的举动。他们根据某个区域中存在的Android(Android)设备数量及其沿路径的移动速度来预测某个区域的流量。所以，是的，实际上，我们帮助自己和彼此了解交通状况。
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我们希望这篇文章对您有所帮助，并且您能够在 Google 地图上查看路况(check traffic on Google Maps)。如果您对本指南有任何问题或建议，请随时使用评论部分与我们联系。
How to Check the Traffic on Google Maps
Who likes to get stuck in traffic while going to the office or home? What if you knew beforehand about the traffic so you cаn take an alternate route, which is better? Well, there is an app that can help уou sort out these problems. Αnd the surprising fact is you know this app, Google Maps. Millions of people use Google Maps daily to navigate around. This app comes pre-installed on your smartphone and if you carry your laptop around, you can access it on your web browser. Other than navigating around, you can also check the traffic across your route and the average time for travelling based upon the traffic on the route. So, before you check the traffic on Google maps about the traffic conditions between your home and workplace, you need to tell Google Maps, the location of these places. So, first, you must know how to save your work and home addresses on Google Maps.
How to Check the Traffic on Google Maps
Enter your Home/Office Address
The very first step is to set the exact Address/Location for which you want to check the traffic on that route. Follow the below steps to set the location of your home or office address on your PC/laptop:
1. Open Google Maps on your browser.
2. Click on the Settings bar (the three horizontal lines on the top left corner of the screen) on Google Maps.
3. Under Settings click on “Your Places”.
4. Under Your Places, you will find a Home and Work icon.
5. Next, enter your Home or Work address then click on OK to save.
Enter your Home or Office Address on Android/iOS device
1. Open Google Maps app on your phone.
2. Tap on Saved at the bottom of the Google Maps app window.
3. Now tap on “Labelled” under Your lists.
4. Next tap on either Home or Work then tap More.
5. Edit home or Edit work to set your address then tap on OK to save.
You can also select the location from the map of your place to set it as an address. Congrats, you have successfully accomplished your tasks. Now, the next time you are going to Work from Home or vice-versa, you can choose the most comfortable route from the available ones for your journey.
Now, you have just set your locations but you should know how to check for the traffic conditions. So in the next steps, we will discuss the steps needed for navigating the way using your smartphone or your laptop.
Also Read: How to View Location History in Google Maps
Check the Traffic on Google Maps App on Android/iOS
1. Open the Google Maps app on your smartphone
2. Tap on the Navigation arrow. Now, you will get into Navigation mode.
3. Now you will see two boxes on the top of the screen, one asking for the Starting point and the other one for the Destination.
4. Now, enter the places i.e. Home and Work in the boxes according to your following route.
5. Now, you will see various routes to your destination.
6. It will highlight the best route. You will see streets or roads on the route marked in various colours.
7. The colours describe the traffic conditions on that portion of the road.
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Green colour means there is very light traffic on the road.
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Orange colour means there is modest traffic on the route.
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Red colour means there is heavy traffic on the road. There are chances of jams on these paths
If you see traffic marked in red, choose another path, because there is a high probability, the current path can cause you some delay.
If you want to see the traffic without using the navigation then simply enter your starting point and destination. Once done, you see the directions from your starting point to the destination. Then click on the Overlay icon and select Traffic under MAP DETAILS.
Check the Traffic on Google Maps Web App on your PC
1. Open a web browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, etc.) on your PC or Laptop.
2. Navigate to Google Maps site on your browser.
3. Click on the Directions icon next to the Search Google Maps bar.
4. There you will see an option asking for the starting point and the destination.
5. Enter Home and Work on either of the boxes according to your current route.
6. Open the Menu by clicking on three horizontal lines and click on Traffic. You will see some coloured lines on the streets or roads. These lines tell about the intensity of the traffic in an area.
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Green colour means there is very light traffic on the road.
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Orange colour means there is modest traffic on the route.
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Red colour means there is heavy traffic on the road. There are chances of jams on these paths.
Heavy traffic can sometimes lead to jams. These can cause you to delay reaching your destination. So, it is better to choose another route where there is heavy traffic.
Many of you may have a doubt in your mind about how does the tech giant Google knows about the traffic on every road. Well, it is a very smart move made by the company. They predict the traffic in a certain area based on the number of Android devices present in an area and their speed of movement along the path. So, yes, actually, we help ourselves and each other to know about the traffic conditions.
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We hope that this article was helpful and you were able to check traffic on Google Maps. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this guide then feel free to get in touch by using the comment section.
