Route change warning due to traffic or closure
It would be nice to get a warning of when a route is changed from the original route, especially taking local roads instead of freeway due to traffic or closure. I could see a few traffic pins before navigating, but usually it's not a big deal because it's typically a minor slowdown. At times, there are no pins before navigating because the route is different than normal. People are accustomed to their daily routine route that it can cause temporary confusion on why the route is changed.
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William Latimer
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Like most people, I have been misguided by GPS service devices before, so I am very cautious & maybe even doubtful when a pre planned route, traveled many times, is altered midstream with “no” explanation. It would be a great improvement if Waze changes a pre planned route for reasons such as accident delays, construction or detour delays, etc, to announce a route change verbally and/or written, a changed in the route & why so me, the driver doesn’t believe my guidance app suddenly got hacked or quit working.
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Keppie
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“Warning: There is a route change ahead.” Should be used to alert the Wazer of a change in route. It’s to easy to miss the little message sentence that is hard to read while driving. A voice warning would allow the driver to know something has happened (accident, traffic or weather) that triggered a route change ahead.
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Anonymous
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Can feature inform drivers reason for route change e.g. accident, standstill traffic, etc