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Increase police warning distance

Waze users are warned of speed traps or police presence only about 600 feet ahead of time. This is far too late of a warning. With a clear line of sight, law enforcement can detect speeders at 1-2 miles out.

By the time the Waze warning pops up, you could have already been detected.

This feature – while very well intentioned and thought out – is useless with so little warning.

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  • David commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Would be awesome to be able to set the police reported ahead distance 👍

  • Mike L commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Please increase the distance to at least a mile - also the icon needs to be more visible, the blue police icon is on a blue road - please deconflict the colours.

  • Ed Dougherty, Philadelphia commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I'm on the side of life, safety, continued good health, at all times, but Lee Sprague offers a cogent Big Picture argument that doesn't compromise any of those wishes while making the case for slightly better warnings here. The core of his argument is to curb screen time, AND to adapt to real world road conditions. The safest speeds? Always. But realism about today's road conditions, and perhaps all the moreso in a COVID context, where there are a lot of open roads out there. Upvoting Lee's point.

  • Lee Sprague commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I don't want to zoom out and have to watch my screen. That's less safe than speeding. Alerts also include other important things, like debris on road, potholes, cars on shoulder. So making the distance alert customizable helps keep our eyes on the road and more alert earlier to be able to react. It's a simple request and feature. Anyone latched onto this being a speeding issue by telling commenters here to slow down and that asking for this is unnecessary isn't grasping the big picture. Please let us set alerts for farther distances (1 mile, 2 miles...)

  • Rohn DeSilva commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    If you are using Waze to avoid speeding tickets, forget it. Most experienced driver use Waze and good radar detector in tandem, Even this might not help if you come across officer using Instant On. So pay attention.
    But I would prefer warning to be a little louder.

  • Jason Merrell commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes please, many valleys can easily be over a half-mile wide, and you can get LIDARed easily from that range. Give us time to slow down, please.

  • Carrie Sue Ransome commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    If you put so much attention in avoiding a ticket, why can't we get more attention that could save a life. Please add the Slow Down and Move Over!!!

  • Kel commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I get Police alerts generally at the Half Mile range (2600 feet) just like I do for all other alerts.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I agree. This setting should have a default, allow it to be user defined, and give the user the ability to set a variable tracking feature related to the speed at which s/he is travelling. Excellent suggestion.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This needs to have a default setting and a user defined setting then everyone is happy. Also noticed that some fixed camera locations are not reported by the alerting function (only user reported).

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    After distance has been changed I have four speed trap tickets. I want back old distance.

  • Frank commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Law enforcement cannot speeders at detect 1-2 miles out without aircraft. People can't see on a flat surface that far and police need to be able to see the vehicle to identify it. 600 feet is an unrealistic warning. However I find this is related to when a Waze user reports the location. I have found the warning quire adequate, Plus, you can see it on the display far ahead of when the audible notification is made.

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