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Single Lane with/without passing places

In the UK, we have a large number of narrow two way roads which are often only the width of a single vehicle. You can often meet oncoming traffic head-on with no easy way of passing unless one driver decides to reverse. Either that, or at best, you both end up with scratched paintwork.

Waze has no way of knowing which roads are narrow, so will often route along this type of road. Many of us would prefer to take a longer route to avoid this type of road.

I suggest that within WME we have a tickbox option of "narrow road with/without passing places".
Then, within the app, the user will have an option to avoid this type of road, just as they do with toll roads, motorways, etc.

I have suggested this at the last two UK conferences, both times with reasonable support from other delegates, but thus far, Waze has ignored this popular suggestion.

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  • John commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'm from the UK. A few times, Waze has sent me through very narrow and windy country lanes ("not enough for two cars" narrow) and at night on occasion where there are no lights. The mental skill and energy to do this is very different to primary route driving. This means that Waze sends me on a journey that is traumatic.

    After each drive, maybe a "Did you enjoy this drive?" Pop up to measure route quality. If lots of people don't enjoy their drive on the same road, then don't send people down that road. A late driver is better than a traumatized driver.

  • Karen W commented  ·   ·  Report

    How can your Website state that "We could all go for a lot less traffic in our lives" but then put traffic in the UK off major A roads onto unclassified single track lanes with passing places that have livestock roaming freely within the New Forest. Your Company "quotes" are hollow. You MUST start to differentiate between roads. Just because tarmac is laid does not make it suitable for all vehicles to be put on it just to save a couple of minutes but in some cases actually do more miles!!!. Your owners Google can change their algorithms to keep traffic off unsuitable roads why can't Waze. Currently Waze is just making of lives of people who live on these single track roads a misery. On our lane we have had fights between people from vehicles as they don't know how to use passing places and the volume of traffic is just too much. Waze you MUST change this.

  • Louise commented  ·   ·  Report

    I would love this option! I really hope Waze introduces this.

  • Patrick Pearson commented  ·   ·  Report

    Still experiencing this problem in Sussex UK in July 2023. Got stuck on single track road with traffic approaching from opposite direction and no passing spaces. On return journey I found a safer larger road option without delays, so I had to ignore Waze directions. I am a big fan, but PLEASE sort out this problem and give UK users an option to avoid these compromising routes. I see users have been reporting the problem since 2017! Thank you.

  • Paul Bonehill commented  ·   ·  Report

    This needs to be sorted, I've noticed this was mentioned back 2017!!! Its crazy and highly dangerous been sent down roads that are meant for cars only farm traffic. Someone is going to get seriously injured. Just add a button to remove single/farm track road ASAP

  • Chris O'Prey commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is always an issue where I live - to the point where I need to ignore Waze to stay on the main roads! PLEASE fix this!

  • Elaine Letchford commented  ·   ·  Report

    Just had a nightmare trip in Yorkshire where to save seconds Waze took us down a livestock only route with no passing area, then onto a grass track overrun with sheep before we could rejoin the main road !!

  • David Marshall commented  ·   ·  Report

    Agree. At least have a option to avoid single track roads/farm tracks

  • Alex Cusdin commented  ·   ·  Report

    PLEASE FIX THIS. Sick of being sent down barely passable single track roads. Let me have an option to avoid these.

  • Gerald Read commented  ·   ·  Report

    Totally agree it was a nightmare for me at 2.00am getting to work narrow roads should not be allowed I would sooner drive 10 miles out of the way than use horse and cart roads that were made in the 1800s

  • Mark Helingoe commented  ·   ·  Report

    Absolutely agree, it is the biggest issue with Waze.

  • Glenn Cotton commented  ·   ·  Report

    Also agree whole heartedly. One thing that has not been mentioned is that you have to drive much slower on these roads than the speed limit for them. This means that it can (and often does) take you longer to reach your destination than if you had stayed on the main roads on a longer route.

  • Simon Walker commented  ·   ·  Report

    Very much agree as you can also come head to head with a local farmer's tractor which can be a right PITA as even small passing places where you could get two cars just about past each other can be impossible to use with a tractor

  • Richard King commented  ·   ·  Report

    Several minutes of contained terror Monday, driving my LHD down a single-track road in Bucks! Luckily, from the grass growing in the middle, I was the first user this month ;-)
    GPS (from the Coyote) 51.847170, -0.357758

  • PiedPiper314 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Wholeheartedly agree with the suggestion. As ChrisC says, if your destination is on one of those roads, then Waze has no choice; but, ordinarily, I don't want to be routed along narrow roads if I can avoid it.

    IRL, some UK roads are marked as "Not Suitable for HGVs" - but many such roads are only barely suitable for ordinary cars.

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