new_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python3
  
  import json
  import requests
  
  # Configuration
  
  # To create an authentication key, see
  # https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/ff701720.aspx
  bing_maps_auth_key = ""
  
  # Coordinates of the bounding box where traffic incidents are to be monitored
  # See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff701726.aspx
  coordinate_southwest = "45.219, -122.325"
  coordinate_northeast = "46.610, -122.107"
  
  # For the possible values and their explanations, see
  # https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/hh441726.aspx
  severity = "1, 2, 3, 4"
  type = "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11"
  
  def get_traffic_data():
      map_area = ",".join([coordinate_southwest, coordinate_northeast])
      url = "http://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Traffic/Incidents/" + map_area
  
      req_params = {}
      req_params["severity"] = severity
      req_params["type"] = type
      req_params["key"] = bing_maps_auth_key
  
      return requests.get(url, params=req_params)
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
  
      response = get_traffic_data()
      response_body = response.json()
  
      print(json.dumps(response_body, sort_keys=True, indent=4))
  
subject: Add script with basic traffic data retrieval