Adding Roadside Animal detection system to Waze as a feature will help reduce animal roadkill problem.
Roadside Animal Detection (RADAR) systems – A computerized signs with flashing light stripped when an animal breaks a light beam . These can reduce collisions with large animals. These alerts and captured images can also be sent to different GPS apps like Waze, so that drivers coming by on that road can be alerted through their GPS apps and slow down when crossing that area.
Thanks for your feedback. At this time, this doesn't fit on our roadmap, but we'll keep it in mind for future product planning.
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Mark
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Please bring back the animals by the side of the road alert. I drive daily where there are numerous deer and kangaroos grazing on the road edge. They do a lot of damage when hit at 90km/h.
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Anonymous commented
There was an option for roadkill in the hazard section of Waze, that was somehow removed. When you come across a large male kangaroo or a decent sized wombat that will do serious damage, when you come over a rise and have no warning, because an object is the only vague at best option in Waze, because even in our nation’s capital there are roadkill as well as regional Australia and no way of letting other users know.
An option of other side like the police option would be beneficial as well due to hazards not being visible to motorists from the other direction.
Just the other morning, I passed a stray cow on the side of the road on my way to work and could not report stray livestock, as there is no option for that either. There are stock routes through NW NSW and cattle feeding on the sides of the road with no way to notify other motorists that there will be delays due to livestock merrily crossing the section of road being grazed on.
And yes an option for hazard animals crossing, especially for prone areas from sunset to morning, I often see freshly dead pigs, Roos and foxes the following morning from the previous night.
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9w2xne din kaftac commented
Actually it already being introduced with waze partner program
Waze wildlife protectionBut then it only for certain animal that already being tagged and trace.
But i agree if any user report for animal that being sighted near the road or on the road it self can help deter incidents
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Cassandra Simpson
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Please please please put the option to report animals on the side of the road again. This was EXTREMELY helpful and important to ensure the safety of the animals and other drivers. This honestly breaks my heart because I love animals and want to keep the as safe as possible!
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Brandon Earnest
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Like Hazard alerts a lot of people life in areas where wildlife like to venture out into or near roadways. If we could share that there is an animal near the road or in the road that would cool. Also could save people from hitting deers and things like that.
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Scott TO commented
The reporting of animals is very critical. The road I travel to work oftentimes have deer on the side of the road. Just reporting a hazard is too generic
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Ronda
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There used to be an animal warning under hazards for the android version, with the last big update it was taken away please add it back
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Jacob Rosenbaum commented
Add deer on road or near by icon
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Robert Holloway
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Please bring back the option of reporting animals nearby. This was a valuable tool on the app.
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Marcelo
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Hoy tuve que esquivar una vaca en la ruta y no pude notificar a los demás.
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Ay
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Bring back the wildlife on side of road alert. It’s important to know where deer are at dusk and dawn when near highways.
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Tasha villalobos commented
I belive the button for animals on side of road should come back it was really helpful when going through new areas an also on highways where there are deer
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Frankiefigs commented
This was a very important safety feature. WHY would Waze take it off the app?!?!?1
Currently looking for a new app or AI with an animal feature now -
Frankiefigs commented
Anyone know of another app WITH animal alerts?
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Frankiefigs commented
They should at LEAST bring back the animal alert
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Frankiefigs commented
WHY was the animal alert removed?! That really sucks! Everyone in my community relies on this alert as we have an abundance of deer and bear! At least give an option to select alerts for individuals. But I see this falling on tin ears. Can anyone recommend another app that has some type of Animal alert?
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Rachael Stickle commented
There used to be a button for nearby animals. This was very helpful living in an area with many deer, turkey, foxes running across roads. Now the only thing is a general “hazard” button which could mean anything, or map chat which isn’t safe to use while driving
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aquilla
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I AGREE! Please bring it back it helped several times already
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aquilla
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Please add back the possiblity to report animals. It helps a lot!
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aquilla
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Allow report animals or make it customizable so people can choose what reports they want to have at hand .. if no animals live nearby someone he can hide it.