Put it this way ,your stuck in a traffic backup for hours,instead of that many times with a CB you can avoid the mess,or get off before it and eat lunch take a nap ect.Also mine is a cobra has weather alert,nice to be warned of bad weather. In the three years we have had it,we knew what was up ,car fire ,accident ect ,were able to avoid long traffic jams that weren't moving. How can that not be helpful?