Traffic information, including traffic flow information and traffic
incident information, obtained through a traffic management system for
providing and facilitating the exchange of traffic information between a
remote location and a vehicle may be presented to a user on a user
display in the vehicle. The traffic information may be presented to the
user in several circumstances, either as cued by the user, or
automatically presented by the traffic management system. The user
display may also automatically display traffic flow and traffic incident
information for the direction that the user is traveling or along a route
calculated by the navigation device. Further, a window displaying
information about an upcoming traffic incident such as distance to the
incident and incident details may automatically appear in the user
display. Alternately, the user may select a roadway, freeway, or area for
which traffic information is desired.