Stop automatically rerouting to Waze's preferred route
Your selected route should be "sticky" or require permission to change.
Waze is great, we all know that. But there is one issue that is almost service-breaking. When I select an alternate route, as opposed to waze's preferred route, if I make one minor change (such as backing out to the left when Waze expected me to go right), Waze will put me back on its preferred route.
This happens every time. More than once Waze has rerouted me onto the Interstate in rush hour even though I had explicitly chose a different route 10 seconds earlier. There is no voice prompt or notification that this happens, you only notice when you realize you're on a different path.
Anthony Holmes
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Adrian
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As identified by others, the simple addition of a DECLINE button, when Waze suggests a better route would solve this annoying issue.
Other that that, it’s a great app.
Regards to all.
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Kirk Jones commented
This is so annoying. To select an alternate route, then 5 minutes later have Waze automatically choose to reroute me to save 10 minutes, and without an option to reject the rerouting action. Ridiculous!
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Zsolt
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Do not alter the preselected route while driving unless the road is closed. As a newcomer in my town, it's frustrating that I can't familiarize myself with the 15-minute route to my university and back home. Almost every day, I receive different directions from Waze, which opts for the fastest way. However, I prefer the "easy way," which takes just 1 minute more, as it involves fewer turns and crossroads. I wish I could have the option to stick to my chosen route without it being changed later on.
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Stephen Selby commented
Cancel automatic rerouting. Let the user stick to their chosen route UNLESS the user chooses to select the suggested new route.
Automatically rerouting has cost me a fortune in routing me through Emissions zones my chosen route was set to avoid.PLEASE !!!!!!
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Gillian Lambrighs commented
An option to disable the auto re-routing after choosing a specific route?
As a motorcycle user it is not possible to press the cancel button on the pop-up screen after finding a faster route.
While driving in a certain route, Waze decides to take me through the fastest route without any confirmation from my side. If I choose a certain route at the beginning of my trip, I don't want it to re-route without my permission. -
Anonymous
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Sometimes waze finds a slightly faster route, but with higher tolls, and automatically reroutes if i'm not fast enough to cancel it. Please add an option to disable auto-rerouting.
Otherwise it's a great app!
Thanks :-)
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Robin Dudley commented
Life would be so much smoother less stressing if thier was a switch ( off) for the person that on a time limit that cant afford to take to roundaboutsthat will get you deactivated....OR you can turn it (on)for the ones that when they get home say " Boy that was a real nice drive Cleatus, & Bud " we should do that some more seen places i never seen before.
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i agree rerouting has caused late deliverys due to driving 3/4 of a mile to get back going the same direction that a simple make a u turn(turn around) would have been priceless turns into (you have got to be kidding me) all that driving and i could have just made a simple u turn
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Stephen m commented
I enter my address and choose the highway. Waze then automatically reroutes me thru a neighborhood or very suburban streets. According to the map that would save me 5 minutes on a 60 min trip. However this is usually not the case as red lights/congestion
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User commented
I strongly agree with this. I often choose a low-toll route (not nearly as long as the no-toll route nor nearly as expensive as the fastest route), and without fail Waze reroutes me and costs me money. I understand this app is based on real-time traffic updates, but if there is an option to choose alternate routes, it shouldn’t automatically switch back to the fastest route without at least asking for permission.