Solving The Problem

Traffic is a huge problem in the U.S. There are many reasons for traffic, like morning and afternoon rush hour. In my opinion the worst type of traffic is traffic caused by accidents or people having problems with their cars and taking up one or more lanes. The reason I think it is the worst type of traffic is because this kind of traffic is unexpected and cannot be planned for. I think there is a way to better deal with unexpected accidents to keep roads and highways running as efficiently as possible.

My idea is a service that will be faster than first responders to arrive at the scene of an accident or car malfunction. Their job will be to start clearing the road to let traffic through and taking the essential steps to aid the ones in need. My employees would be called “road warriors” and will be people in tow trucks that are constantly on the road waiting for a report of either an accident or small car problem like a flat tire or something that looks like it will hold up traffic. People will be able to report the problem through a free app like the way Waze reports police and traffic. Always having multiple road warriors on the road means my drivers will be closer to the spot of the accident and be there much faster than first responders are and the tow trucks that clear the road up.

These road warriors will be certified in first aid because when they arrive first to a scene and see that first aid is needed, they can start before an ambulance gets there. Also, when my road warriors are first to a scene and it turns out to be a flat tire, small car problem or fender bender and no one is injured, then their main job will be to clear the road up and let traffic through. The steps the road warrior would take is to first evaluate the scene and determine whether first aid needs to be performed and to report it to authorities. Then after that, they would start cleaning up the roads to let traffic through.

There is no reason for people to be backed up in traffic for a long time just because of one or two people having a small problem. Having a whole lane taken up because of someone having a flat tire is absurd. My road warriors will be quick and always be the first to the scene to take care of the problem as quickly as possible.

My service will not be paid directly through the app or to me. My plan is to partner first with the local government in a small area and then to eventually branch out to other cities. Every year every driver on the road must pay a car registration fee to be allowed to drive on the road. I would like to have my service fee attached on top of that registration fee. This service will be available to everyone on the road.

I think that if it becomes a popular trend to report to the road warriors then traffic will be able to run more smoothly with less unexpected traffic jams. We will be the first to the scene and do all that is necessary to fix the problem and let traffic through.