When turning onto a road, I would like to be told what the next instruction will be. For instance, once I turn onto a street I would like a prompt such as:
“After 2.1 miles, make a left turn”
This way I could know which lane to get into and it would give me some idea on when to expect the next direction. It is really useful to know whether I have 30 seconds or 10 minutes before making another turn.
I think Waze already does this when there are junctions which are very close together (maybe half a mile or less).
PLEASE tell me you aren’t the type to sit in the left lane for miles just because your next turn is to the left.
I hate it when people do that! :evil:
But seriously, I agree that there definitely are situations where that could be useful.
I too would like the option for Waze to give me the next turn instruction immediately after completing a turn, just so I have an idea of what’s coming up in 2 or 32 miles.
+1. Unless the next normal turn instruction was going to be given soon anyway. For example, you take a ramp onto a highway. If the next turn is only 1.5 miles away, the usual “in one mile, keep left” audible is sufficient. If it’s (say) three miles away or more, some sort of preview announcement (“In 3.2 miles, keep left”) would be helpful, especially when there is traffic to contend with. (As with the current audibles, the distances would depend on current speed.)
Actually, it is the opposite. If I am exiting (to the right) within a mile or so, I will stay in the right lane. But if I have a number of miles to go I would like to switch to the left to pass the hypermilers, drivers who constantly go between gas and brakes, and swerving cell phone talkers. I have been known to sit in the left lane for miles because everytime I switch back to the right slow drivers force me back to the left lane… does that count? ![]()
Waze does this in the big bar at the top of the screen. Does that help?
we’re all well aware it’s on the screen. The point of tts is to not have to look at the screen to prepare for coming turns.
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