Waze
Someone in a post mentioned this AP. Thank you! It’s so much better than my old Garmin it’s not even a contest. Only thing I’d its a power eater do I will have to hook up to my charger when using. I w...
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Bill.Satellite wrote:
WAZE supplies data about traffic density and speed WITHOUT any user input. If you don't have a passenger in the car you should not be using the input function to add additional data points for accidents or objects on the road. However, if you are sitting in traffic stuck due to an accident directly ahead I see no issues with tapping the screen a couple of times to let drivers behind know what's going on. I have been routed off the interstate and onto surface roads many times. We also carry a paper map so we can look at the suggested re-routing and decide to hang in there and wait out the traffic or re-route if the road appear to be good.
Too many folks who have never used WAZE or Google Maps provide information without any actual knowledge, just assumptions. Both of these mapping systems route better, are updated more often, have a data base 1000's of times larger and are ever bit as safe as ANY stand-alone GPS. And before some naysayer jumps in saying it will eat up all your data and they don't work when driving in area without cellular data receptions, those are incorrect misconceptions as well.
This answer.
I never interact with Waze but use it every day. Where Waze really shines is in high traffic gridlocked metropolitan area. Your GPS will normally show you the shortest route but not necessarily the fastest route. Your GPS can put you on a freeway on ramp and get you stuck in traffic for an hour where Waze will route you around the traffic.
In such cases I use it more than my in dash GPS. Waze is owned by Google btw.
