Backlanes/Alleyways
I feel that Waze needs to add a new road type to address backlanes/alleyways. Ideally a backlane/alleyway segment would be able to be added to the map with a penalty of exiting the backlane (similar to a parking lot) with a special junction that would not creating a penalty in the routing algorithm. The reason I feel that there should be no penalty is that traffic lights *rarely* (I'm not going to say never because I'm sure there is at least one somewhere) have traffic lights that would slow down traffic.
As it stands, I've seen backlanes added under the private road, service road and parking lot category types. Often they are removed and users don't know enough to also remove the junction left in a connecting street. I only add backlanes as I see UR requesting them - similar to how I add parking lot to the map. As Waze becomes more popular, I can see this becoming a growing problem if this segment type is not added to the editor.
James
As it stands, I've seen backlanes added under the private road, service road and parking lot category types. Often they are removed and users don't know enough to also remove the junction left in a connecting street. I only add backlanes as I see UR requesting them - similar to how I add parking lot to the map. As Waze becomes more popular, I can see this becoming a growing problem if this segment type is not added to the editor.
James
Re: Backlanes/Alleyways