Workers on Road Hazard

by **kentsmith9** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:39 pm

mpawlicki wrote:Etc, etc, blah, blah, blah I write too much.

My wife thinks I have the same disease.

by **luefher** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 5:15 am

I think it could be good if you guys add a "Workers on Road" hazard alert to the app - for things like when trees are trimmed or potholes are taken care of. It's not construction, but it is "on road" kind of alert that may slow you down.

by **mmbe** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:51 am

If there are workers around, you can always mark it as construction and then write in what lane is closed (if applicable) when it is safe to do so. As mentioned, its not necessarily whats causing the traffic, but how its affecting traffic.

by **mpawlicki** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 7:19 pm

Sorry, but your explanation above is completely baseless and wrong. Reporting hazards has nothing to do with speeds. Reporting hazards does not mean the travel time is now longer. You report hazards to warn others. So, if you see workers, hit that Report button and warn others.
Now, if you're slowed down in traffic due to construction, car on shoulder, animals, or other hazards, that's another story. The app knows how fast you're traveling. It uses your data to calculate routes for others. But just because you report a hazard it doesn't mean that it will now start sending people behind you another way.

by **mpawlicki** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:59 pm

Ugh...
There is a reason there is a button to report a traffic jam and a separate button to report a hazard. A hazard does not necessarily cause a traffic jam. If I am driving in a middle of a night in a middle of nowhere and there is a car on shoulder, I will report it so that the next person driving 20 minutes behind me is alert and cautious. My action to report the hazard is to prevent accidents.
The reason I used terms "completely baseless and wrong" is because that post hints that reporting a hazard somehow alerts Waze of a traffic slowdown, which is not true. You anonymous data and usage statistics transmitted to the Waze servers do.
If Waze send me down a particular route because it is faster than another, it's because it knows how fast Wazers are travelling on these routes. It doesn't case how many times you hit that "Hazard" button, it means nothing in respect to travel time.
I think people should report legit hazards to caution other drivers, and report jams when they are stuck in traffic, or both if that is the case.
By the way, no disrespect was meant to gordonski.

by **mpawlicki** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:04 pm

So, I think what makes a great driver is his ability to judge and anticipate not just his actions, but also of those around him. I like knowing ahead of time of hazards. It prepares me to anticipate things that could otherwise catch me off guard. I definitely leave extra distance between myself and the car in front of me when I know there is a hazard ahead. You never know when the driver in front of you will slam on brakes. Besides, my wife knows someone who lost his legs because he was hit by a car when he was assisting someone else on the shoulder.
That pothole in a road 2000 feet from now may not be deep enough to cause any damage and 1000 cars will drive right over it without a problem, but I'd rather know about it in case someone else is cut off guard and decides to drive around it right into my lane.
Those geese eating in the grass next to the road, I'd rather know about it because I'd feel rather bad killing one if it decides to cross a road.
Etc, etc, blah, blah, blah

I write too much.