Waze most likely calculated that it would be slower following the bigger straight road and that you could save possibly a few seconds going off onto the side road.

In terms of "replying" to an editor - at the top of this page you will see a link for private messages (mine says "(0 new messages)") - Go ahead and click on that and type in the username of the editor you would like to get in touch with, click add, enter in what you need to say, and send it over!

Messages should not be blocked by editable area.

Haha, I believe you! Unfortunately, I don't know how much I can help in troubleshooting to see why Waze might be taking that route.

For some route testing, you can also try using our live map - https://www.waze.com/livemap - That may allow some testing to be done.

I hope you can get in touch with your area and/or country manager! If you have any other general questions, please feel free to let us know and ask!

CyrilleBriegel wrote:I've also reported a few camera traps, but it doesn't seem to work. Every time I drive that road, I never get any notification or warnings about those camera traps that I've reported earlier.

I know cameras need to be approved by an editor before they appear on the map, otherwise they are automatically removed after a few weeks. You may want to get in touch with someone local to find out if they are getting approved or not. Find your local forum here: viewforum.php?f=19

I 2nd what KTCAOP said - for me, state forums + chat have been an absolute blessing as far as connecting with active local editors. And we love seeing new names adding quality edits to the map - so don't hesitate! Plus, once you've had a few new places approved, Waze will count you as a "trusted user" and no longer require approvals (it doesn't take many): https://wiki.waze.com/wiki/Places#What_ ... ed_user.3F

Also, are you reporting the "funny routing" when it is encountered? It's through those reports that we improve routing for membership at large. If you're interested in doing more editing, it's also a great way to learn firsthand how to troubleshoot the map & potentially fix it for yourself/ others.