Where the meddling kids get their start.

I'm embarrassed I didn't catch on faster...

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jwriddle wrote:

txemt wrote:
Actually, he's got a point. I'd like to see a "fire truck" and "ambulance" icon to report. How many time do you see a vehicle fire and it's just the fire truck?

How about a UFO icon?

Now that would be fun. I could have used that 15 years ago if Waze was around then. I don't believe it was extraterrestrial, but I still wasn't able to figure out what it was as it hovered maybe a few miles from where I lived for a good 5 minutes or so before I finally drove that direction and then it took off. It flew off too quickly for a helicopter and planes don't hover... at least, they didn't back then except a couple of military planes that shouldn't have had any reason to be in the area. Heh.

Anyhow, I also would like to see a way to report fire trucks or ambulances, perhaps just as "emergency vehicle" that could also include things like tow trucks or the highway service trucks that come out to help people in some states. It would help people to know that there are vehicles in the area that may have people walking around them and that you should be particularly careful. For now, I just use vehicle stopped, but that doesn't really warn people to be more careful. Maybe it isn't all that necessary, but I wouldn't mind seeing it.

Problem: drive S to home

South from there will take me home, but how did you know?

I agree with russblau. Rain often moves quickly and can start or stop at any time. When I see a rain report after I've been in the rain for half an hour, it is just really dumb. I'd rather just get rid of any weather report and isn't going to be stationary just like we don't report moving vehicles. For the same reason... you don't know where it will be at any given time. You can assume that it will be in the area for awhile, but there isn't much guarantee. Also, if you can't figure out that it's raining, you shouldn't be driving. In most cases, it will start sprinkling first, which isn't a danger. That gives you plenty of time to prepare for possible heavy rain. On the more rare occasions where there is a "wall" of heavy rain where you go from no rain to pouring instantly, you can very easily see that wall as you come up on it and can slow down (if you're smart) before hitting it. Really heavy rain is where the real danger is. I know that in some states like NC, even a light rain means wrecks, but that's just bad driving and not really because a light rain is dangerous. Anyhow, marking heavy rain might be fine except that heavy rain typically doesn't last all that long. Clouds can only hold so much water and if it all comes down quickly, then the water will run out quickly. Exceptions of course being hurricanes and typhoons that continually bring more water into the sky.

Sun glare isn't a bad idea for locations where it happens unexpectedly. Marking the sun just because you're heading west at sunset on a flat road without any trees isn't good. But if you're on a road that is protected from the sun for almost its entire length and then suddenly it isn't, or it passes by a lake or river that greatly intensifies the glare, then having a warning at that point isn't a bad idea. Most of these places do have posted signs warning of that, but an audible warning can also be helpful.

CTGreybeard wrote:

Arxcher wrote: The Do Not Enter signs are apparently more of a general recommendation than law

Along with stop signs if you're driving an expensive car.

And speed limits if you're driving an expensive car.

sketch wrote:"Problem: looking for a gas station. now I'm in the middle of a corn field with three small children. I'm really starting to hate you guys."

Must have been Steven King... Children of the Corn.

Actually, it's probably in regards to the Lock North option. You have the option to have the map rotate so you're always heading up on the screen or to lock the north so that your car is facing left when heading west, right when heading east, etc.

I just received a nice report in my area,

"Type: Turn not allowed

Description: Check junctions at the intersection I just passed. waze will not route through it. Doesn't mark as no proble. if you don't know what you're doing just leave it for me to fix
Reported on: Jun-27"

xteejx wrote:Sounds like he's pissed off with other editors not fixing his reported problems.

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