[SOLVED] Small detour preferred - help needed - JHB

Map Editors Community South Africa: Gauteng
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Hi,
This user sent a UR and he is right. At the time he drove the route, Waze has sent him over a small detour because it is faster, on averige at that time. “Route speeds” confirms this. But in my opinion this detour should be avoided.

I’ve heard there are detour prevention mechanisms but I don’t know how to activate or triggger them.

I think I need help to do some trick here to prevent the detour. Any options?

Dave

UR: https://www.waze.com/nl/editor/?env=row&lon=28.02983&lat=-26.26548&zoom=5&venueFilter=3&mapUpdateRequest=7080319

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I think it’s all to do with the road types (and speeds on them), although waze will quickly reroute once the driver ignores waze’s given route and looks out of the big glass panel in front of them.

I can’t see a problem with the route given, as both are valid and waze is programmed to give the fastest route (as the majority of users never switch this option to shortest route).

Regards,
Ian

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The detour should be avoided yes. I can’t help but feel like Waze was just checking the other one though.

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I’ve used the “route speeds” script. This does confirm that routing at the time of the UR would have been via a small detour north.

Is there anything we could change or improve to prevent this? Somehow trigger detour prevention mechanisms?

I’ve read that there are detour prevention mechanisms that would make that you will be forced over a slower segment if that would delay less than (i think) 5 minutes. Not sure about detaills.

Dave

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Sounds like a question for the developers

Mo, Can you pass this onto the correct person please?

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here you are: https://wiki.waze.com/wiki/Detour_Prevention_Mechanisms

Often the US has eleborate info in their wiki, but of course applied to the situation in US