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Was just curious to see how many Waze users there are on this forum 
Do you use Waze?
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- TenEightyOne
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Looks like it's only available for one country... not sure why one wouldn't just use Google maps anyway, or is this the service they'll try to shift users of that to?
Something odd about that OP - I reported it as a spambot several hours ago but presumably it's legit. Strange first post, surely company-related?
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- TexRex72
It's actually the second post, but the first was removed as it addressed users' propensity to exceed posted speed limits on public roads and such discussion violates the AUP. Still a strange second post, after a strange first post.
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- Moglet85
- Moglet
It's available in way more than one country, it's used by millions of people in at least 38 countries: https://www.waze.com/driverindex
They've been a part of Google since 2013.
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- Beeblebrox_237
I love Waze, it's great for long journeys as it gives far more information accurately than anything else I've used. Speed cameras/police reports are useful, but so are reports of objects in the road, large potholes, road works, and stopped vehicles. It allows me to plan ahead much more effectively.
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BobK
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My thoughts exactly.
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I am just curious about how many people on other car-related forums use Waze. And I also always set a destination on Waze even if I know where I am going cause if there is a traffic jam up ahead, Waze will reroute me around it so I don't get stuck in it. Very helpful, as well as the reports for speed traps, hazards, etc. Those reasons are why I use Waze over Google Maps. And for the speed limit one, I tried looking around for a sticky or something that said the rules of what you could or could not post on this forum to see what the mods' attitudes were on that, but couldn't find anything. So I apologize for that!
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Google Maps does all those things too, unless they split out functionalities depending on the territory? I use it to get in/around York and it's very good at spotting the snarl-ups (from all that lovely GPS data they're constantly harvesting), but there are no fixed speed traps, they're in moving vehicles or temporary mobile vans. I have to rely on the old-fashioned headlamp system for those
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- ryzno
I've never used Waze. I also don't plan to. Unlike a good number of people my job is to drive. My truck GPS(NavMan), my phone: Google Maps & WSB traffic app, are never 100% accurate. I rely on my instincts and not a road that doesn't exist or in Wazes case...
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&sou...aw0nrBzYi-Z0fwMaWpBd0fck&ust=1551388202120449
This happened when I-85 collapsed in the Midtown/Buckhead area.
I used a very different route than all the above wanted me to go.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&sou...aw0nrBzYi-Z0fwMaWpBd0fck&ust=1551388202120449
This happened when I-85 collapsed in the Midtown/Buckhead area.
I used a very different route than all the above wanted me to go.
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Since when has Google maps given drivers data on hazards and speed traps? That for me is the main advantage of Waze, the fact that it can actually tell you about mobile speed cameras, objects in the road, large potholes, road closures, and other hazards or restrictions that are localised, temporary, or mobile. I was aware Google had purchased Waze in order to use that tech but I hadn't realised the latest version of Google Maps had implemented user reporting.Google Maps does all those things too, unless they split out functionalities depending on the territory? I use it to get in/around York and it's very good at spotting the snarl-ups (from all that lovely GPS data they're constantly harvesting), but there are no fixed speed traps, they're in moving vehicles or temporary mobile vans. I have to rely on the old-fashioned headlamp system for those
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For hazards like traffic jams and road closures just keep it on "fastest route", you can also see them in real time from the route colours. Speed traps are a new thing - and as I said it's not really useful for me in situations where I use Google Maps, they're permanently mobile traps.
"Drive" and "Here", the native traffic apps on my Windows Phone, also work the same way on fastest route but they make my phone too hot
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- Betelgeuse
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Because Waze uses user reports, it will actually tell you where the mobile speed cameras are.For hazards like traffic jams and road closures just keep it on "fastest route", you can also see them in real time from the route colours. Speed traps are a new thing - and as I said it's not really useful for me in situations where I use Google Maps, they're permanently mobile traps.
"Drive" and "Here", the native traffic apps on my Windows Phone, also work the same way on fastest route but they make my phone too hot
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- Moglet85
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Yep, this is why I'll use it from time to time to check my commute. Google Maps will give me a good estimate on time with traffic visible from the colour coded roads but Waze shows me any issues I might come across (users can report almost anything that might impact other drivers), mobile speed cameras and even more accurate traffic data a lot of the time.
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Fair enough, I can see the point of that... I'm just saying that it wouldn't work where I usually am as the bikes/vans move about quite often. A user report that might be fifteen minutes old isn't much good. The obvious answer is not to speed, and given that I'm driving out of Holderness there aren't many roads where excess speed would be safe
I'm not dissing Waze, I'm just not sure that I see any features that Google Maps doesn't have which I feel I'd need. With that said I fully accept that it's likely down to where you're driving and the kind of road networks you're using.
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- Moglet85
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The good thing about Waze is that you would be able to select that report and mark it as out of date/moved/no longer applicable. If you're in an area where not many people are about it likely won't be useful though.
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Funny thing is Waze IS Google. Although developed by an Israeli group, it was bought by Google in 2013. I utilize(d) it for updates on traffic while going to work. It is extremely useful but there are some issues:
1. Signal usually cut out underground and in tunnels (now fixed but still led to humorous situations where my car was driving on water).
2. When starting up the program, it took a while for it to find me (makes sense), but when it did, it also randomly placed me about 30 miles away from where I was, making the navigation quite useless for a little while.
1. Signal usually cut out underground and in tunnels (now fixed but still led to humorous situations where my car was driving on water).
2. When starting up the program, it took a while for it to find me (makes sense), but when it did, it also randomly placed me about 30 miles away from where I was, making the navigation quite useless for a little while.
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