How can researching travel time, routes and weather conditions benefit drivers who are planning a road trip?

They will be alerted of the traffic conditions. They can choose the route according to the weather condition. They will be aware if there is any road construction going on or accident happened. These awareness will save their time and avoid delays. their journey can be more comfortable and less trouble some.

Researching these options time, routes and weather conditions and even more gives the driver ample information about the journey, and places the driver in better position for decision making, with this information and data afore hand he can decides the best route to take should there be any gridlock, he even decides where or not to embark on the journey based on the prevailing weather conditions,

Regarding time of the journey he is well disposed for proper planning and scheduling.