Police alert distance

[violentlyjoyous]

gotwake...I'm guessing you've never driven in LA traffic.

[baddog8it]

New to waze. This is the closest I can come to anything related to my question - so excuse me if I'm posting in the wrong place.

Bottom line, I would like to be pretty accurate as to where a policeman is located. When logging the item into Waze, it logs my current location (which may be significantly different than the location of the policeman when you take into account driving speed, how quick I can get to that menu item, if I pull over so that I'm not logging the policeman while I'm moving, etc). Is there any way to place the 'pin' in other than my current location at the instance that I'm logging his location? Or maybe move the pin after it's placed?

[CBenson]

it logs my current location (which may be significantly different than the location of the policeman when you take into account driving speed, how quick I can get to that menu item, if I pull over so that I'm not logging the policeman while I'm moving, etc).

In my experience, waze uses your location when you press the report icon - not your location when you press send. Thus, driving speed, how quick you get to the menu item, whether you pull over or not are not factors that affect the location of the pin.

[WeeeZer14]

You should NOT report a moving police vehicle. Reports are only for stationary events/hazards/items since a moving one could be anywhere in a matter of minutes.

[baddog8it]

In my experience, waze uses your location when you press the report icon - not your location when you press send. Thus, driving speed, how quick you get to the menu item, whether you pull over or not are not factors that affect the location of the pin.

Maybe I'm just being a stickler, but... For instance, this morning I saw a policeman manning a speed trap. I was within a couple hundred yards of my work, so I waited to make the post (MY FIRST) after I was parked at work (I assumed that I would be able to log his exact location). After making the post, I see that it show's the policeman sitting in my parking lot at my work. While he's only a couple hundred yards away from the 'pin', my pin would show him being closer to a side street than the actual main thoroughfare where he's actually clocking traffic.

Just trying to be as accurate as possible and want to be sure I fully understand how to use the app to best help my fellow travelers.

[AndyPoms]

In my experience, waze uses your location when you press the report icon - not your location when you press send. Thus, driving speed, how quick you get to the menu item, whether you pull over or not are not factors that affect the location of the pin.

Maybe I'm just being a stickler, but... For instance, this morning I saw a policeman manning a speed trap. I was within a couple hundred yards of my work, so I waited to make the post (MY FIRST) after I was parked at work (I assumed that I would be able to log his exact location). After making the post, I see that it show's the policeman sitting in my parking lot at my work. While he's only a couple hundred yards away from the 'pin', my pin would show him being closer to a side street than the actual main thoroughfare where he's actually clocking traffic.

Just trying to be as accurate as possible and want to be sure I fully understand how to use the app to best help my fellow travelers.

Press the report pin on the road, and then select police... If you don't touch anything for 10 (or so) seconds, Waze automatically selects the "Later" option and adds another icon above the report pin. When you stop at work, click this icon and you can finish the report with the pin located where you first hit the report button. Note: you can only store one report for later at a time.

[termin8r]

Thanks for clarifying about the later option.

[ooglek]

2000 feet on Waze alerts isn't actually 2000 feet. It's 2000 meters, like 6000 feet. They need to update this ASAP! It's really annoying. 2000 real feet is a good distance to warn me of hazards and police (~ half a KM, ~ .4 mile). 2000 meters is a little silly, even at 65MPH/100KPH.

As for LIDAR, while in a perfect situation they can hit you at 1 mile, it's unlikely. These are handheld units trying to bounce a laser beam off your 6" x 12" (72 sq in) license plate. While it is possible for a human to hit a license plate moving at 65MPH from a mile away with a sniper rifle, I'm pretty sure those kinds of humans aren't the ones trying to catch you speeding. Yes, light travels straighter and faster than a bullet, but the officer likely isn't lying on the ground with a stand. Hell, to hit your plate you'd have to have some crazy strong binoculars on the gun! I've tried hitting a target across a lake, about a mile away, and can barely keep it on a 8' x 20' window (23,040 sq in) on the other side.

[flyinriz]

I don't think LIDAR is rated past 1000'. I'm sure they can hit you farther but I don't believe it's legal.

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[xteejx]

No, it becomes less reliable at longer distances.

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