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A button for HOV or non-HOV

There should be a button to tell Waze whether the car is in the HOV lane. 1), it would help Waze better determine traffic speed since it wouldn't average Wazer's in the HOV lanes with the speeds of those driving slower. 2), the Map would/could show the average speed of HOV or non HOV speeds. A Wazer in the HOV lane could really impact the accurate speed average shown (and vice versa).

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  • Kiira Jepson commented  ·   ·  Report

    I was taken to a HOV lane only on ramp and I am not a HOV driver. This was the only lane option to get on the freeway at this entrance. I had never been on this on ramp and thought there must be a regular driver lane next to it, there wasn't. It was Friday afternoon traffic and we were going pretty fast and I wasn't paying as close attention as I should have ( was in an important convo) and suddenly as I realized I'm in this "only" lane I couldn't make my way out of this lane and now I'm stuck in this HOV only onramp with a $461 ticket option waiting for me if I get caught by a cop. Thank god I did not, but I did get a ticket via the camera. Not only did this cause me undesirable stress while swiftly getting out of this lane before getting caught, but I'm stuck with $25 ticket, yes it's only $25, but would prefer not to pay this ticket at all. Please make an announcement, and stress this is an ONLY HOV lane or make it available o Waze to option in or out of HOV. Thank you

  • Charles commented  ·   ·  Report

    I was on my way to work and Waze put me on the gridlocked freeway and instructed me to move to the far left to the hov or hot lane which would have been nice if I had more people in my car to qualify for that lane.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    It should be added as this is valuable feature

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Offer a commuter option check box, to tell Waze that you have multiple passengers in the car, and will be using the commute lanes available on your commute. Waze would use current traffic data to recalculate your commute based on commute lane availability.

  • S E commented  ·   ·  Report

    Show the route times based off of current Wazers using HOV/Carpool lane(s).

    List the option as an additional route to possibly entice people to consider carpooling more often.

  • Greg commented  ·   ·  Report

    Prior to every drive, ask if driver has access to HOV/Carpool lanes or if driver plans to use pay HOV lanes. Question only shows up if drive may include HOV/Carpool lanes during active hours. Calculate routes based on answer. Use answer for HOV question to collect speed data for HOV lanes vs normal lanes.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    I can't use HOV ($5) but frequently get routed there as a "rerouted and saved you 5 minutes", making use of Waze a problem, since you don't know where it is taking you. But sometimes I take the toll road. How to turn off HOV??

  • Ilpo Lehto commented  ·   ·  Report

    If you cannot determine what conditions need to be satisfied to use either HOV or HOT lanes, they can vary by location or date or event then allow the user to make that decision. Just allow the driver to choose HOV as the option. Sometimes this changes during the trip when doing a carpool and folks get in or out.

  • Kialac commented  ·   ·  Report

    As there are over 30K Wazers in the DC area online during a typical commute, having an HOV calculation would be wonderful. I use the HOV every day but it's difficult to determine whether the HOV is moving based on the time given. Also, when the HOV IS actually open and moving, those HOV Wazers will not skew the data while driving considerable faster than the non HOV Wazers.

  • Paul K commented  ·   ·  Report

    Agreed. I'm in L.A. and have carpool access stickers (EV). It would be awesome to have an option to turn on HOV as I use it 100% of the time.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    i agree, and i would also like to see which freeway onramps have carpool lanes.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    In Los Angeles there is a difference between HOV and toll roads... I can sometimes use a carpool lane, but can never use a toll road as I don't have a monthly pass

  • SusanZ commented  ·   ·  Report

    When HOV LANE AVAILABLE AND TRAFFIC THEREIN.

  • Michael Becker commented  ·   ·  Report

    Just searched to figure out how to tell Waze to not use HOV lanes, can't believe there isn't a toggle option for this yet since requests have been going on for it since at least 2011.

  • divebuddy1 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Houstonians are having a similar issue, HOV Lanes are not included or unable to read that you are on the HOV lane or not. So while riding the HOV it tries to make you exit when there isn't a way to do so.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Can we crowdsource which express lanes require 3 or more passengers in the car?

  • n7qlt commented  ·   ·  Report

    I often find myself second guessing Waze on routing because of the differential in travel time between HOV and non-HOV lanes. Once I commit to not following the suggested route I note the expected arrival time to see how much of a difference my choice made. Then I compare my actual arrival with the first estimated arrival time. Typically, I match if not beat the first estimate by taking advantage of the HOV lanes.

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