Get NJ Turnpike, Garden State Parkway, Atlantic City Expressway, and New Jersey Department of Transportation traffic information on your smart phone without ever taking your eyes off the road or your hands off the wheel.
Listen to your phone play travel advisories near you, in your direction of travel. As you travel, it will automatically keep you updated. You don't need to register, you don't need to sign up anywhere for anything. Launch the hands-free app before you put your car in drive. The app uses the phone's internal GPS to locate your position and direction of travel. SafeTripNJ will sense when you are approaching a reported roadway conditions weather on the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway, New Jersey Interstate or New Jersey highway. It will start talking with streaming audio, telling you about active advisories that are ahead.
Launch the hands-free SafeTripNJ application before you put your car in drive. You will hear active advisories that are near you. Now put down the phone and focus on driving. There’s nothing on your phone that you need to touch or read. Just listen for travel alerts.
SafeTripNJ will remain on while you drive, automatically activating when you approach an area impacted by a advisory. The app will broadcast any travel alerts for reported conditions within a set mile-range (that you can set for yourself) of your current location.
Conditions will be broadcast once, then the broadcast stream will go quiet until:
If you get a call, or make a call while a travel alert is playing, the alert will pause, and will resume playing when the call has ended.
You can modify several options. These configurations are saved on your phone.
The application gives you audio player controls for Play, Pause, Stop, Skip, and Replay Current. At any time you can turn off your phone’s GPS. If you do, the app will try to estimate what advisories to broadcast. You can also turn off the GPS from within the app, and then advisories will stop playing.
You do not need to register with the New Jersey Turnpike or NJ511, or subscribe for alerts to use this app. We don’t get or record any uniquely or personally identifying information about you or your phone.
The application is based upon Information Logistics' patent-pending "Open Microphone Platform" which is a queue-driven, voice-streaming technology used in combination with your phone's built-in GPS. The data for the system is the NJ511 travel advisory data.
Free, safe, and reliable. SafeTripNJ is New Jersey’s favorite smart phone app for hands-free, real-time traffic information. Download it today!
SafeTripNJ was intended for Android versions 4.0 and higher. It should install properly on those versions and subversions of the OS. Try uninstalling any previous versions of SafeTripNJ before installing a new version. Otherwise, a phone reboot before installation may solve the issue.
Several items can be occurring if you are no longer hearing advisories:
If the app is still not working as expected, then perhaps there was a problem with the download or installation of the app. When not driving, uninstall the app and re-download and install it in a place where you have access to the internet.
You may be arriving to the incident before it has arrived to our system. If you don't hear an advisory shortly, then there could be other factors.
Your phone may have lost internet access. Some areas have weak cellular coverage, so this is possible from time to time. The app will not work without internet access, but when it loses internet access, it will continue to try to automatically reconnect.
If the app is still not working as expected, then perhaps there was a problem with the download or installation of the app. When not driving, uninstall the app and re-download and install it in a place where you have access to the internet.
If the app continues to say that there are no current advisories, your phone may have lost internet access. Some areas have weak cellular coverage, so this is possible from time to time. The app will not work without internet access, and when it loses internet access, it will continue to try to automatically reconnect. When SafeTripNJ automatically reconnects, the “No advisories” message will be replayed when there are no advisories. The next time you experience issues please toggle the “Enable Debugging Mode” option on, through the “Settings” page (access “Settings” by tapping your phone’s menu button, and selecting “Settings”), to send us back information so we can better troubleshoot the issue.
If the app does not give any advisories, your phone may have lost internet access. Some areas have weak cellular coverage, so this is possible from time to time. The app will not work without internet access, and when it loses internet access, it will continue to try to automatically reconnect.
You should also check your phone’s GPS Settings-make sure the phone’s GPS is turned on and the phone has a clear view of the sky so your GPS can be read and your location and direction of travel identified. This process may take several minutes. If SafeTripNJ experiences a GPS error, it will be displayed in red on the main screen.
The next time you experience issues please toggle the “Enable Debugging Mode” option on, through the “Settings” page (access “Settings” by tapping your phone’s menu button, and selecting “Settings”), to send us back information so we can better troubleshoot the issue.
If the screen displays that an advisory is playing, but you cannot hear it, turn up your phone’s media volume. There are typically volume controls on the side of the phone, but each phone model may function differently. Check the user guide for your particular phone.
You can click the “home” button and SafeTripNJ will continue to play advisories for you while you use other phone functions. If you just want to turn off the sound from playing, simply toggle the On/Off switch to “Off”. To have sounds resume playing again, toggle it back to the “on” position.
Alternately, you may tap your phone’s back button. A dialogue window will appear with options to Minimize the app (advisories will play in the background), Quit the app (quit and close completely), or cancel (return to app). Select “Minimize”.
From the homepage of the app, tap your phone’s menu button and tap “Quit”.
Alternately, you may tap your phone’s back button. A dialogue window will appear with options to Minimize the app (advisories will play in the background), Quit the app (quit and close completely), or cancel (return to app). Select “Quit App”.
With the SafeTripNJ app open, access “Settings” by tapping your phone’s menu button, and selecting “Settings”.
You may return back to the main screen by tapping the “Save Changes” button located at the bottom of the Settings page, or you may tap the phone’s Back button.
SafeTripNJ was intended for Android versions 2.2 through 4.0.4. It should install properly on those versions and subversions of the OS, but should also work on later versions. Try uninstalling any previous versions of SafeTripNJ before installing a new version. Otherwise, a phone reboot before installation may solve the issue.
Be sure first that you are still connected to your provider's cellular network. (You need to be connected to receive the sound files). If you are connected, the most likely reason for the playback to stop is that another application began playback of another audio file and halted the SafeTripNJ application's audio stream. If this occurs, simply switch back into the SafeTripNJ application and press "play" to continue SafeTripNJ audio, if hitting play does not resume the audio or you wish to re-hear all advisories, press the "Replay" button on the far right of the audio controls to restart your connection. The next time you experience issues please toggle the “Enable Debugging Mode” option on, through the “Settings” page (access “Settings” by tapping your phone’s menu button, and selecting “Settings”), to send us back information so we can better troubleshoot the issue.
Either you are not in an area where the cellular data network is not available, or permissions for network usage have been disabled for SafeTripNJ. Ensure your network is within range, and permissions have been set to allow access for this application. The next time you experience issues please toggle the “Enable Debugging Mode” option on, through the “Settings” page (access “Settings” by tapping your phone’s menu button, and selecting “Settings”), to send us back information so we can better troubleshoot the issue.
Yes. You add 2 additional advisory types to your audio stream: Construction, and Large/Heavy Truck. By default, these advisory types are not selected for you. They generally do not impact traffic. If you wish to include or exclude either of these advisory types from your broadcast, you may do so through the settings page (access “Settings” by tapping your phone’s menu button, and selecting “Settings”). Tap on the Advisory Type Preferences button, and check or un-check your selections.
Have a passenger dial, or dial when you are not driving. Tap the “Additional Features” link at the bottom of the main screen. You will be prompted to acknowledge you are not driving. A listing of “More Features” will be displayed. Select “Emergency Numbers”. A list of important NJ Turnpike/GSP/ACE/DOT numbers is displayed. Tap on the number you wish to call. You may return to the main screen by tapping “Return to advisory playback” at the top of the Emergency Numbers page, or by pressing your phone’s Back button.
Have a passenger operate the phone, or operate the phone when you are not driving. Tap the “Additional Features” link at the bottom of the main screen. You will be prompted to acknowledge you are not driving. A listing of “More Features” will be displayed. Tap the “Send Feedback” option. Enter your name and your comments in the appropriate boxes. If you would like a reply, include your e-mail address. Click “Submit” to send your comment.
Depending on the version of Bluetooth you have and the devices you own, the ability to hear media via Bluetooth can vary from “not at all” to “full support”.
A2DP Bluetooth devices support media playback, and some vehicles contain special Bluetooth settings that will allow your device to play media files through your built-in stereo system.
SafeTripNJ attempts to play via Bluetooth through compatible setups, but unfortunately not all Bluetooth users/devices will work well.
SafeTripNJ is currently supported on iOS versions 6.0 and up and should install properly on those versions and subversions of the OS. You may want to uninstall any previous versions of SafeTripNJ before installing a new version. Otherwise, a phone reboot before installation may solve the issue.
You may be arriving to the incident before it has arrived to our system. If you don’t hear an advisory shortly, then there could be other factors.
Your phone may have lost internet access. Some areas have weak cellular coverage, so this is possible from time to time. The app will not work without internet access, but when it loses internet access, it will continue to try to automatically reconnect The next time you experience issues please toggle the “Enable Debugging Mode” option on, through the “Settings” page (access “Settings” by tapping your phone’s menu button, and selecting “Settings”), to send us back information so we can better troubleshoot the issue.
If the app continues to say that there are no current advisories, your phone may have lost internet access. Some areas have weak cellular coverage, so this is possible from time to time. The app will not work without internet access, and when it loses internet access, it will continue to try to automatically reconnect. When SafeTripNJ automatically reconnects, the “No advisories” message will be replayed when there are no advisories. The next time you experience issues please toggle the “Debugging Mode” option on, through the “Settings” page, to send us back information so we can better troubleshoot the issue.
If the app does not give any advisories, your phone may have lost internet access. Some areas have weak cellular coverage, so this is possible from time to time. The app will not work without internet access, and when it loses internet access, it will continue to try to automatically reconnect.
You should also check your phone’s GPS Settings-make sure the phone’s GPS is turned on and the phone has a clear view of the sky so your GPS can be read and your location and direction of travel identified. This process may take several minutes. If SafeTripNJ experiences a GPS error, it will be displayed in red on the main screen.
The next time you experience issues please toggle the “Debugging Mode” option on, through the “Settings” page, to send us back information so we can better troubleshoot the issue.
If the screen displays that an advisory is playing, but you cannot hear it, turn up your phone’s media volume. There are typically volume controls on the side of the phone, but each phone model may function differently. Check the user guide for your particular phone.
You can click the “home” button and SafeTripNJ will continue to play advisories for you while you use other phone functions. If you just want to turn off the sound from playing, simply toggle the On/Off switch to “Off”. To have sounds resume playing again, toggle it back to the “on” position.
SafeTripNJ uses the controls right on your device. First, Press the Home button once to minimize the app. Then, Press the home button twice quickly to display the list of running applications. Locate the SafeTripNJ icon (on this screen or by scrolling). Press and hold down the SafeTripNJ icon. Now the icons on the screen will start to wiggle and each icon have a red – on the top corner. Find the SafeTripNJ icon and press the red –. The app will now be closed.
With the SafeTripNJ app open, tap the “Settings” link at the bottom of the screen. You may return to the main Audio Control screen by tapping the “Home” button located at the bottom of the screen.
SafeTripNJ was targeted primarily at the iOS versions 5.0 and up and should install properly on those versions and subversions of the OS. You may want to uninstall any previous versions of SafeTripNJ before installing a new version. Otherwise, a phone reboot before installation may solve the issue.
Be sure first that you are still connected to your provider's cellular network. (You need to be connected to receive the sound files). If you are connected, the most likely reason for the playback to stop is that another application began playback of another audio file and halted the SafeTripNJ application's audio stream. If this occurs, simply switch back into the SafeTripNJ application and press "play" to continue SafeTripNJ audio, if hitting play does not resume the audio or you wish to rehear all advisories, press the "Replay" button on the far right of the audio controls to restart your connection. The next time you experience issues please toggle the “Debugging Mode” option on, through the “Settings” page, to send us back information so we can better troubleshoot the issue.
Either you are not in an area where the cellular data network is not available, or permissions for network usage have been disabled for SafeTripNJ. Ensure your network is within range, and permissions have been set to allow access for this application. The next time you experience issues please toggle the “Debugging Mode” option on, through the “Settings” page, to send us back information so we can better troubleshoot the issue.
Ensure that you have provided permissions to the SafeTripNJ application to use your GPS and location settings. You can find this option on your home screen under Settings -> Location Services and then look for the "SafeTripNJ" toggle which should be in the "ON" position. The "Location Services" toggle at the top of the screen must be "ON" as well.
Note: If you are unable to toggle the Location Services for SafeTripNJ to “ON”, you might have Location Services blocked through Restrictions. Go to Settings -> General -> Restrictions, and enter your passcode. Tap “Location” under the “Allow Changes” menu. Tap on the “Allow Changes” menu item to allow Location service changes. Make sure the toggle for Location Services is “on”. Switch the toggle next to SafeTripNJ to the “On” Position.
If you are still seeing the message after those options are set, you may be in an area where location data is not available. Try to move into range of several cell towers, or provide the phone a clear view of the sky to collect GPS coordinates. The next time you experience issues please toggle the “Debugging Mode” option on, through the “Settings” page, to send us back information so we can better troubleshoot the issue.
Yes. You add 2 additional advisory types to your audio stream: Construction, and Large/Heavy Truck. By default, these advisory types are not selected for you. They generally do not impact traffic. If you wish to include or exclude any advisory type from your broadcast, you may do so through the settings page. Tap on the Settings button, and then tap on the Advisory Preferences button. You may select or un-select your preferences.
Have a passenger dial, or dial when you are not driving. Tap the “Additional Features” link at the bottom of the main screen. You will be prompted to acknowledge you are not driving. A listing of “Additional Features” will be displayed. Select “Emergency Numbers”. Select the “Emergency Numbers” button. A list of important NJ Turnpike/GSP/ACE/DOT numbers is displayed. Tap the number to dial. You may return to the main screen by tapping “Audio Controls” at the bottom of the screen.
Have a passenger operate the phone, or operate the phone when you are not driving. Tap the “Additional Features” link at the bottom of the main screen. You will be prompted to acknowledge you are not driving. A listing of “Additional Features” will be displayed. Tap the “Feedback” option. Enter your name and your comments in the appropriate boxes. If you would like a reply, include your e-mail address. Click “Send Comments” to send your comment.
Depending on the version of Bluetooth you have and the devices you own, the ability to hear media via Bluetooth can vary from “not at all” to “full support”. A2DP Bluetooth devices support media playback, and some vehicles contain special Bluetooth settings that will allow your device to play media files through your built-in stereo system. SafeTripNJ attempts to play via Bluetooth through compatible setups, but unfortunately not all Bluetooth users/devices will work well.
