11-13-2017, 01:46 PM | #41 |
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Yeah, my V1 just sits in my glovebox. I figure I'd break it out if I was in the middle of some unpopulated area and wanted to go fast, but it hasn't happened yet since I started using Waze.
There have been some bugs (landscape orientation startup problem, audio output destination problem) that have cropped up and annoyed me, but they always seem to be fixed in a few days with an update.
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11-13-2017, 03:12 PM | #42 |
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I would just like to disable the car on shoulder warnings. What is it with people reporting that constantly.
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11-13-2017, 03:18 PM | #43 |
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What's wrong with that warning? Or any of them really? More information is better than less
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11-13-2017, 03:38 PM | #44 | |
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The police don't really speed trap my normal commute to and from work, so I don't use Waze commuting anymore... just on long trips. Mostly in Virginia, because their freeways typically have a cop every ten miles, and in DC, where there is a speed camera roughly every square mile. edit: Bren, I was told that Waze gives you "points" for reporting stuff and that these points get you some sort of status in the app. |
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11-13-2017, 08:42 PM | #45 | |
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I don't see why waze doesn't just let you select the warnings you want. It would be so simple. Overall though it's still a huge win. Yes it doesn't get all the cops. But 2/3 is still fine by me. |
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11-13-2017, 08:53 PM | #46 |
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2/3 is nowhere near good enough. The accuracy has to be close to 100 percent or you can’t really rely on it. If your driving in a way that will let you avoid the 1/3 of the cops Waze doesn’t pick up, then you’re likely to have avoided the 2/3 it does pick up even if you weren’t using it.
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11-13-2017, 08:53 PM | #47 |
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*you’re driving
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11-13-2017, 09:46 PM | #48 |
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11-13-2017, 09:47 PM | #49 |
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yeah, turning off disabled cars would be nice. But, the other day on I 85 near me someone had tagged a car on the side of the road. . . .turned out to be an unmarked cop car Where is the filter for idiots posting?
and time to split this into a waze thread
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11-14-2017, 12:27 AM | #50 |
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I disagree.
Between waze and my V1 it's rare that I'm surprised by a cop. Does this mean I can drive 150 mph everywhere without thinking and never get a ticket? Of course not. But I (and I think most people) tend to exceed the speed limit, waze or not. I've gotten more tickets when driving "slowly" than when pushing it. Mostly because I was zoning out and not paying attention. If Waze can get rid of 2/3 of these tickets over my lifetime, I'll take it. I do find the speed trap situation annoying. The cop is marked where he was sitting, but he's now out giving someone a ticket. And also marked there. This happens a lot for me and is worse than the parked car issue. |
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