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This document specifies the "traffic event compact" (TEC) TPEG application. The TEC application has been specifically designed to support information about traffic events (e.g. road works, traffic jams). A specific form of traffic event is local hazard warnings which, being safety-related messages, are sent with high priority to warn a driver of unexpected dangerous situations (e.g. black-ice, accident beyond curves, obstacles on road, etc.). Generally, the TEC application is designed to allow receivers to: -     ensure travel safety for the driver; -     enable the calculation of alternative routes; -     avoid delays (e.g. traffic jams); -     warn the driver of obstructions on route; and -     provide the driver with information on infrastructural problems (e.g. closed petrol stations, non-functioning emergency telephones).