Even though I’m L1, I have been driving all over Montgomery county, Prince George’s County and Howard county and D.C. on a regular basis. I have added 2 speed camera’s and 1 Red Light AND Speed camera (this rare gem is a 2 pole deal that will get you for either/both going through the intersection on Red AND/OR catch you for speeding through at the same time-- yes both actions are wrong :evil: , but the point is that it exists :twisted: ). I have had to add these via editing the map at least twice, and I have had to add it when I passed through on the road many times over. I don’t know what the holdup is with the adding/ editing, but despite being a L1 I think these types of edits should stick. Tell me where to send my 2 tickets in as proof, if that is the case. And no, I don’t know who to contact because even though I’m on a computer, I’m supposed to be working, not editing my commute to and from work. And I don’t care about points or anything; I just need to know where cameras are and various other changes to the road as I drive. Additionally I also added a new road pattern a long time ago as I drove it, and that did not remain on the map either. I would like some direct, concise tips or instructions to make an edit stick. How can I boost myself from L1 if simple edits/ adds will not remain?
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You’ve come to the right place. Looks like you’ve done a good job of identifying where the speed cameras are in real-life, and even have added them via the Waze Map Editor, but you may have missed a few key steps.
- Placement: for stand-alone speed cameras (not mobile carts/cars), place them on the shoulder where they actually are. For red light cameras, place them on the stop line (white line) of the affected lanes.
- Shutter direction: Make sure the cameras are facing the correct direction. So if a camera takes a photo of west-bound traffic, make sure the “shutter” (red dot) of the camera is to the west.
- Add the speed limit to the camera
- Check the “approved” box.
Here’s more on how-to add cameras: Cameras - Wazeopedia
It’s also recommended that you get a higher ranked editor to ‘touch’ the speed camera to lock it, so its not unintentionally moved/removed later.
If you’d like individualized help, post a PERMALINK of the camera location from the Waze map here, and we’ll help you out.
Once you add a speed camera in the WME, how long does it take to register in the app? I ask because there are 2 stationary cameras in my neighborhood, but they dig them up and move them every 4-6 weeks or so.
Just though I would check.
It depends on when the tile update occurs. We are often on a tile delay so it may be a couple of days. But definitely not 4-6 weeks.
Also the cameras can take a few tile updates to make it to the app users. So it could take up to a week for them to appear.