6 smartphone apps to combat rising gas prices

New York — Outraged by high fuel prices? There are a number of applications. By Rick Bowmer, AP

The average price has already passed us $ 15 a gallon in some countries, some others on the verge of joining the list.

By Rick Bowmer, AP

The average price has already passed us $ 15 a gallon in some countries, some others on the verge of joining the list.

Average price of a gallon of gas approaching $ 4 again. But this time, drivers can cope with their smartphones. free software allow users to compare prices at local gas, watching the traffic jam and keep cars running at peak performance. These applications will be particularly useful in advance, when fuel prices are expected to climb higher as the start of summer vacations. average price of a gallon of gas is $3.84. That's a month ago from 29 cents, almost a dollar from a year ago. The average price has already passed us $ 15 a gallon in some countries, some others on the verge of joining the recall list. increases in permanent in the summer of 2008, when prices reached $4.11 per gallon before the economy sank into recession. To keep the cost of fuel in this summer, here are five free applications for the road:AAA TripTikfor: iPhone; Droid application must be available by the MayAvailable-http://tinyurl.com/2fc2sfu. how it works: You re road, need to fill up gas. When approaching a station, you wonder if there is two blocks from the higher prices.TripTik allows users to find local gas prices, sort results by distance. Search preferences can be set to scan a particular grade of prices for gas. AAA says that refreshes at seven times a day, but not all of the registry is updated each time. The application tracks the prices of fuel stations more than 130,000.Don t you must be a member of the AAA TripTik use. But the company has an application that allows users to see discounts AAA nearby locations offering discounts to Member.GasBuddyfor: Droid, iPhone, WindowsAvailable at http://tinyurl.com/4xxswd5 how it works: GasBuddy relies on its users to post 5 million in gas prices, according to Jason Toews, who co-founded GasBuddy.com in 2000 Since it's generated by users, the GasBuddy price entries tend to be more comprehensive in the s up-to-date information of major cities. Each listing price this time stamped so that users can see how the current raffles class well. the website has a gas station card each week.Producer gasfor iPhoneAvailable on http://tinyurl.com/yf5h2ab: how it works: GasCubby tips for users to turn off potential problems with the car by analyzing its fuel economy. Users enter some numbers in each fill: odometer reading, the number of gallons per gallon and the price there. If your fuel economy starts lagging, it means that you need to check that the car's tire pressure or other maintenance issues affecting fuel. users can also enter the brand of using gas or if they re they took local roads or roads. That will allow them to see how they affect their choices. "There are fuel economy times when you think something will be an advantage, but it is difficult to know for sure unless you follow, it's said to David Bernard, aOrientedformed for: Droid, iPhoneAvailable at http://wireless.mapquest.com/how it works: Another way to save on gas is sitting in traffic is bumper to bumper. Application Oriented Administrative Assistant to do this by giving them the opportunity to see their planned routes traffic conditions. The routes are marked in green, yellow or red, depending on how the hardware of the congestion. If the track is black, it means that the road is closed.Oriented says that traffic is updated every five minutes. And if users see poor traffic and decided to take another route, the application will automatically restart their orbits calculation. Users also have the option to select directions by shortest distance, the shortest time or exclude highways or tolls.Route4Mefor iPhoneAvailable in http://tinyurl.com/3snkwlj.: how it works: this application specializes in mapping out paths for multiple stops. So if you want to check out how many sales or open unknown neighborhood, Route4Me might map to plan the game so don t you waste gas winding throughout the city. application gives directions based on the shortest distance, but users can go to www.route4me.com to see alternative ways to minimize or avoid and have highways. application can be especially useful for small business owners Regularly make multiple deliveries. To map paths that include more than 10 stops, however, the application costs $ 15 per month.Wazefor: select blueberries, Droid, iPhone, Nokia, WindowsAvailable at http://www.waze.com/download/how it works: Waze collects traffic with its users. Diagnose application current driving conditions by measuring how far the user zzth recently set up within the tracks are marked green times., yellow and red to indicate traffic flow. The function type is not available when the vehicle is in motion. However, users can report cases or upload pictures of the weekend halted the application also includes car. social media settings. For example, users run a function before they start driving Tweet their estimated time of arrival to a particular destination..