My adrenaline spikes every. Freaking. Time. I hate it. "Caution" would be much better. My anxiety thanks you.

Reina, I fully support you. An experienced driver reacts to this kind of check more calmly, but for beginners behind the wheel, an extra stressful situation is useless. I know what I'm talking about. Since for a long time, having experienced, for example, an anxious state, I could not come to my senses. The licensed specialists of this platform https://us.calmerry.com/ studied my problem and provided me with professional support. I was offered online therapy sessions and learned self-therapy tools. As it turned out, for me it is more effective than traditional therapy. Now I calmly react to any situation in life.

Guys, I agree with you.

Please omit “Watch out!” when reporting cars on the side of the road. It’s both irritating and unnecessary. We hear that every 5 or 10 minutes when driving on the expressway and we tend to just tune it out. Save “Watch out” for police reports and items actually on the roadway.

Why does the phrase "Watch out" have to be used? It can make the Driver jump/be surprised! Just say "Vehicle on shoulder", "Construction ahead", Please lose the WATCH OUT phrase

It’s more proactive for the brain which is multitasking already to become aware of a new thing to address. Being screamed at to “watch out” is aggressive and unnecessary to startle a driver when it’s a pothole or car on the side of the road. Adds to aggressive and anxiety levels. Waze should be more supportive in language than promoting road rage in drivers. Being Aware allows a driver to calmly respond to a matter assuming it’s still there and continue driving safely.

Hearing "watch out" caused a slight panic while driving. Changing it to caution will make sure listeners are aware that there is something ahead to be alert about.

Saying "warning" instead of "watch out" would give drivers a heads up without making them want to instinctively slam on the brakes. Otherwise the app is great!

Agreed! For anxious, new, or elderly drivers - the abrupt "watch out!" or "hazard!" can be extremely startling and even dangerous in certain situations. A gentle tone prior to the voice alert would do wonders to alleviate a potentially problematic reaction.

‪@waze Team I believe the wording when dealing with alerts should be changed. Instead of "Watch Out" it should be changed to"Be advised". "Watch out" is more of a right in your face type of thing. "Be advised" let's us know there is still time to get to whatever it is. ‬

Instead of "Watch out!" when there is an alert, it would be less alarming to say "Caution" or "Be advised."

I agree, the watch out part is a waste. We know to watch out. More helpful would be ‘vehicle on left (or right) shoulder ahead so we are prepared, especially with the Florida ‘move over’ law.

Instead of saying, "Watch out! Vehicle on side of road, etc", how about say, "Be advised,....." in a calm voice. The "Watch out!" is too alarming.

The “ watch out” command is somewhat aggressive and possibly should be changed to a more informational alert like; attention or warning or watch for. The natural reaction when somebody says “watch out” is more high alert then what you are actually calling ones attention to.

Anonymous has it. Waze should state the facts and not be emotive. "Watch out" suggests I'm not paying attention - it's almost an insult. Don't tell me how to drive, and I'll not tell you how to navigate...

I always "Watch out" - that's what driving is about. I absolutely HATE the "Watch Out" prefix. That's what I'm doing. If I didn't 'watch out' I'ld hit the car in front, miss a turning, drive off the road...

We think having the voice say "Attention" rather than "Watch Out" will be easier to understand and not as alarming as the "Watch Out" can sometimes sound.

Search for 'option warning off' and maybe also vote for that.

Completely agree. Driving should be dispassionate, and exclamations like this should be reserved for true emergencies. Simply state the information, without the "Watch out!" beforehand.

Please stop the "watch out..." style of instruction as it is alarming and stresses the driver out for no reason. Most often the " pulled over vehicle" or the "police" car is on the opposing side of the highway so the alarm/increase in the pulse is for nothing. Instructions should be given in a matter of fact, calm voice. Waze/navigation is supposed to guide the driver safely to the final destination, not attach biased judgement to incidents or cars on the road. Thank you!