talk about nit picking:

Description: marshells on hypolago in lake worth is nit there
Reported on: November 02

shawndoc wrote:
This is what the Report Police button is for. Since its unlikely that the speed trap is there 24/7, it allows drivers to alert when its happening.

I know that.
You know that.

(s)He SHOULD know that but reported it as a map problem.
If higher level editors could post traffic problems from the editor we could solve a bunch of these kinds of 'traffic problems posted as map problems.'
If we could communicate with the drivers, we could educate them as to the proper use of the buttons.

If frogs had wings....

Description: podia ir de frente... no necesitaba ir a otro lado
Reported on: December 04
spanish-->english hates going to face ... no need to go elsewhere

Description: whenever you search for a Coral Springs, FL address, the results always say Pompano Beach, FL

Hmmmm?

Description: the destination was 300 ft. too long
Reported on: November 25

Sounds like the long and the short of it!

Description: zen nails
Reported on: December 15

What do you build with zen nails?
ohhm sweet ohhmmm!

Description: nothing I here
Reported on: November 13

I think he needs the zen nails.

Description: gxhajfhfytrzhdusehdhdhshdjsudksk
Reported on: November 24

Same to you, buddy!

Description: one way street
Reported on: December 20

Posted from the middle of a 4 lane that has a divider and clearly has traffic running both ways, 2-one-way-lanes going north-east and 2-one-way-lanes going south-west.

Interestingly, this is one of those that is mapped as a single, 2-way street.

This tells me that the driver expected to see 2-one-way streets on the map rather than a single, 2-way street.

This MAY be a good reason to rethink the 'avoid dividing' advice often given.

Description: does not tell you to veer to right n business 259 ony to turn left which is incorrect
Reported on: September 21

What was that again?

Description: map is different now
Reported on: September 25

And exactly how is that a problem?

(starting a new millenia of replies to 'Jolly drivers' with reply number 1000)
We now have 1 thousand and one ways to praise the Jolly users of WAZE.

deeggo wrote: Don't forget not everybody knows Waze's systems as well as we do. This person probably didn't really want to report a map problem but rather a hazard of some kind to help others.

The client software NEEDS to make it clear to the user.

Perhaps some voice directions would help.
I would suggest verbal instructions be given to train the users in the proper submitting of hazard and map reports.

The client could key off of the users 'experience level' and give novice users very detailed instructions, asking them if they are submitting the report in order to have the map changed or do they want to report an immediate hazard or condition so that other drivers are alerted.

After the user submits a few reports, the questions could become less detailed.

Experienced users would need no verbal cues at all or very terse ones.

Of course, it would take the fun out of 'Jolly Drivers'.

How could we live without priceless gems such as these?

Description: something is wrong with timing. speed limit is 55 mph
Reported on: September 01

Wish we could set the stop-light sequence timing but that is beyond our power!

Update Request: Wrong driving direction
route suggested is completely out of the way. there are much easier ways.
Submitted 265 days ago

Update Request: Wrong driving direction
directions to Walmart in Three Rivers were completely wrong. took me on a wild goose chase 6 miles outside of Three Rivers and said u've arrived at your destination in the middle of nowhere.
Submitted 182 days ago

Not sure WHAT to do about that one!

The NEXT one is a real gem:

Posted near Cold Springs, Mi:
Update Request: General error
icy roads
Submitted 343 days ago

A really chilling experience! I will be sure and change the name from Cold Springs to Icy Roads

Update Request: General error
my wife has vz. navigator and it brings us home, your app. is directing us east on our street.instead of west off a main county road & the address I put in Is Correct !!
Submitted 283 days ago

bing-go went wrong again!?

Description: Sensational Sweets Chocolate Company
Reported on: September 13, 2012

Description: all is good
Reported on: November 01, 2012

Description: can see the navagation images
Reported on: August 16, 2012

Description: Lanes don't cross over.
Reported on: January 01

Description: Road doesn't go over other lane.
Reported on: January 01

Description: Road goes over other lane.
Reported on: January 01

Description: sorry I posted a police warning didn't mean to was learning the app
Reported on: November 13, 2012

Description: no e here either!
Reported on: September 28, 2012

Description: no road here, Cornfield!!
Reported on: September 28, 2012

Description: no rode to the right driveway
Reported on: May 21, 2012

Description: waiting on map update
Reported on: November 02, 2012

Description: my car went off map
Reported on: October 18, 2012

xteejx wrote:death of that old dear on the zebra crossing

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

Why is an elderly deer using a zebra crossing? Shouldn't it use a deer crossing???

Description: I could not find the navigation from Pocatello, ID to Houston, TX. Could you fix this? It is not working on both iphone app and the web browser. Thank you, USERID WAS HERE!
Reported on: December 15, 2012

the ID enabled me to PM the user. Now, if he reads his PM he will learn that WAZE has limits on how long a route it can create.

Description: The route on the map is showing to go right but the verbal instructions say to turn left. Right on Highway 105 is the correct direction.
Reported on: November 15, 2012

I too have had WAZE tell me verbally to turn the wrong direction.
I think it happened right after an upgrade, a couple of upgrades ago. I reported to support.

Description: The shortest distance between two points is a straight line
Reported on: December 26, 2012

I think you need a better straight line. That joke is old.

Description: Lowes, Chick-fil-A, and Whataburger are all on the north east side of this intersection - Map does not indicate correct placement of these businesses or how to get to them.

I hope he gets the 'insufficient information' e-mail and starts editing. He will then have a chance to put those 'important' landmarks in their proper location.

txemt wrote:

says I'm somewhere south of Odessa tx. I'm probably 50 miles away south of midland tx. strong 3G service as well. won't refresh to the correct location.

UR is in the middle of a field somewhere.....east of Midland/Odessa.

Sounds like his GPS is acting up.
I have seen mine occasionally 'mis-locate' me and then try to route me via roads that it thought I must be following. It left 'strange' tracks on my trip record for the evening.

I turned WAZE off and restarted it and it picked up my correct location.

I wonder how many of the user complaints we get are due to similar mis-locations.