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

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.

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

500 mètres de distance avant un radar sur autoroute, c est trop court. Comment passer à 1.000 mètres ? Ou alors à quand la possibilité de la paramétrer nous même. Merci beaucoup.

I would also like to see an adjustable reporting distance for _all_ hazards. Alternatively, send a reminder notification when the hazard or police location is very close. Presently, I may be notified over a mile away of a road hazard and completely forget about it by the time I've arrived at its location.

[ speeding is not synonymous with wreckless driving ]

also allow one to set a report delay handicap

if one's report typically shows 15 seconds (of traveling speed) after location waze should adjust where report peg is set (back in route that distance)

it's a bummer to be notified about officer ahead AFTER passing officer

provide existing report radius feature for police reporting distance

(advanced settings area, or enabling a waze expert mode to show many more options to avoid confusing sheeple)

It could also be, it just got reported so that may also be a cause too.

I think it already does that. i know I have been warned about 1000 feet or more coming to it. At least that's what it does on my Android.

Alternate suggestion: Stop speeding and putting people's lives in danger.

Just a wacky idea.

Just look at the map. If you're speeding and worried about getting caught, zoom out on the map to see farther ahead and the little policeman heads will show up.