As most have said here, we need to know about police well in advance and the distance at which we get a warning should be adjustable out to at least a mile. The location for all reports should be logged at the first touch and not at the finish of the reporting process; I'm not sure that it is.

That's exactly what I think too. I think it should do like iGO and other GPS programs that keep a low bip sound when near the radar in the speed limit and a loud alert (another type of "continuous bip" sound) when in the radar area and above the speed limit! Even better if the distance is customized.

I would like to see at least a mile out. As others have said, 0.5 mi is not nearly enough.

When I get an alert for a hazards or police presence, the distance winds down to where the hazard or police is. The is a problem on roads that curve, because you don't see it immediately, by the time you do, the pop up disappears. I think that you should give it several hundred feet before it disappears. This alleviates the stress of agreeing with the sighting before it disappears.

While 1/2 a mile was an improvement, is is still not enough time on the highway as you are likely in the kill zone already.

I would love to be able to customize the alert distance, as well as choose which alerts show pop ups and which alerts play audio notifications.

Agreed, too short. Also it is not always clearly recognized from the phone speaker. Maybe an alert tone then identify?

Minimum alert distance on highway should be 1mi for police warning. Anything less does not give you enough warning, whether it be for speed enforcement or giving you the heads up to the people who jam on there breaks when the see a cop. At best 1/2mi for slower speeds when not on highways and 1mi at higher speeds on highways.

An under 1000 ft warning for police ahead…..no good. By the time you're aware of the alert your on top of the officer and well within range of his/her traffic radar or, laser. It is far safer to be alerted well in advance so that you can monitor your speed and not have a "panicked" reaction. Jamming on the brakes is no good for anyone. Please make the alert distance at least a mile.

Anything under a 2500 ft. warning for police ahead is has questionable value. About 600 ft, where it is now is completely useless. Most radar encounters and almost all laser encounters are over that distance. Why was the alert distance reduced? Frustrating and useless! Please allow the user to custom taylor the alert distance. If not willing to do that, the standard warning for police ahead should be at least 5280ft…a mile.

Actually, most police radar units obtain a speed reading at less than 1 mile. I run with a quality radar detector at all times, in addition to using Waze. Having at least a 1 mile Waze alert for "Police Spotted" should be more than adequate in order to reduce one's speed and avoid unnecessary tickets. Please add this feature to Waze.

When I report a police officer it takes a few clicks and before I can click send I could be a half a. mile away or more. To increase the accuracy when I click on the police officer, Waze should mark the map at that time. This goes for other reports. I find that road hazards are often not accurate.

it would be nice if you could add an option that you choose how far you get the alarm (500m , 1km, 2km before the spot)
.. Even add a option that you choose when you get the alert (everytime, above the speed, never)

And it would be nice if you make a sound alert for other report, not just the radar.. everything that we can choose to get the alart or not in settings.

So when I'm in traffic I have this awful need to know too much, so I want a display while in traffic that says how long the current yellow/orange/red area lasts, in distance

Please make alert distance adjustable. 300 meters is not far enough for hidden cop traps as your already within their kill zone.

I would want this interoperable with personal jingle audio blurbs

http://waze.uservoice.com/forums/59223-client-how-can-we-improve-waze-on-your-phone-/suggestions/2997613-use-jingle-to-send-short-audio-blurbs-to-others

From both XMPP TEXTING roster and waze groups.

This should use OPEN Standards and NOT google voice. Jingle for audio and one day video.

Should play well with SIP (tcp or udp) : sip clients or even api of http://anveo.com/? Jingles or http://vitelity.com -- both SIP TCP capable, critical for mobile battery.

Combine this with adjust location of report for manual reporting

This should also adopt API to collect reports from proven functional radar detectors (all one of the brands)

There are several groups for reporting speed traps; those equating fuel efficiency with 80+ mph and safety with less than 8 mph. Until radar jamming ceases to be a felony

waze could be a technological advantage against tyranny or fascism

Bring back 1 mile notification for cops!!! 0.3 miles is too close. Especially on straight roads. Their radar gun can reach that far. Also people are sometimes late marking them making it even less than 0.3 miles before actual warning on screen.

I need more time to confirm or "not there" hazards, police, etc. Why not 30 sec? There have been a few times when I pressed "not there" only to find that the hazard was just a little further down the road.

When the "not there" option pops up for hazards and police it often disappears before I arrive to where it should be so you aren't able to click 'not there' by the time you reach the mark. It should remain on the screen longer or be a clickable option when you open the hazard or police reporting.