It would be great if the distance of the alerts was customizable - so that warnings could be provided earlier.
It would be great if the distance of the alerts was customizable - so that warnings could be provided earlier - maybe even by alert type so that constriuction alerts could be set at 20 miles - and police alerts at 1.

Hey,
Please note we're changing the status of this suggestion to Not right now, since we finalized our plans for 2024 and this idea won't be implemented this year.
We hope to include it in our plans for later down the line.
Thanks!
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T commented
There are countless requests for this, already, however it seems as though they've not been added up together. This really is an easy fix that shouldn't require interaction or trouble with any other app feature. 1/2 mile is simply NOT enough, and I primarily drive in hills and curves - this would be even worse for those on flat land, farms, and desert areas!
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Rick Horan commented
Speed camera alerts are given 1/2 mile in advance which is way too soon in a 25 MPH urban environment. Audio alerts should be part of user preferences and provide the option of Alarms as vehicle is 100, 50 and 10 meters away.
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Jim Merin commented
Currently, Waze provides an audible alert in terms of time duration to the next turn when it is many miles away. This should change to distance, as it is for shorter distances. Time duration varies from driver to driver and varies based on traffic conditions, whereas alerting a distance is always accurate. Accuracy is important.
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Lou Javois commented
In NYC, there are so many speed cameras everywhere. When Waze gives the first warning that a camera is ahead, the driver has so much to focus on, that u can forget once you’re really near the camera. Can you please give us a configurable option for a secondary alert for when the camera is 100 feet away, 50 feet away, etc., if the camera is flashing/relevant for the direction one is driving?
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Sebastián Rivas commented
There should be an option for custom selection.
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Brat Vlad commented
You did a great job. For distance to speed camera 500 m is not enough especially in highway. It’s better to be at least 1km. Now when I hear a warning I have no time to react - the camera is just in front of me!
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Hubert Kępski commented
Using Waze on Android Auto, the speed camera notification only appears 10 metres ahead. This is too late. I suggest showing this notification at least 100 metres before it.
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Rob C commented
v.4.88 and earlier would display in tenths of a mile how far to the hazard (Police, Object On Road, Etc.). The latest version no longer shows this. Also, you could touch another icon (say a yellow triangle) on the map and it would a) say what it was and b) how far away it was from your current position. This is not possible now with the later versions. Some blogs were stating this was requested by law enforcement but I tend to doubt that. Not sure if this was intentional or an oversight but it's keeping me (and some others) using older versions (giving up the Coolwalk split screen for a version that works). Lastly, not related, the later versions have a GPS bug for it's current position yielding constant zooming in and out.
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Greg Powell commented
Please add an option to select how far from a hazard that a notification is triggered.
The default is too short for some alerts eg "Police Reported Ahead" -
filip cadenovic commented
It would be nice to have two time alert for camera. First 1km before, second 300m.
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Lee Jones commented
One Mile warning is the biggest improvement you could make to an already cool app!
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Jason commented
Definitely, the ability to customize the distance the alerts are given to suit the driver's personal requirements. It also may be different for different types of alerts. For me, for example, I would prefer that a "Red light camera ahead" warning was provided much closer to the intersection than it is currently, as I find with the current warning distance, I can have 2 or maybe 3 sets of lights between me and the "red light camera" set of lights, and I have forgotten there is a camera there by the time I reach the affected intersection.
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TheMet4lGod commented
I agree that alerts should be given at different distances, but time/speed dependent. I see little benefit to changing police reports as the majority of the time from my driving the cops are no longer there. I don't think the police report is meant to benefit speeders.
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WILLIAM SANTIAGO commented
Let waze warn you about a speed camera and a Red Light camera at the distance of your choice and have it warn you at least twice one before getting to it and another as a reminder when you are at least 300 feet from it
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Kodi75 [5] commented
maybe set the distance dependant on the density of the roads / road speed limit / road type? For Freeways, leave at 1km, on Local Streets 100 m.
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Byron Hatch commented
I’m not a fan of the latest app update. Previously, the approximate distance was displayed for the item the driver was alerted to. The distance no longer appears. Please bring this back.
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Christoph Lanfer commented
Es importante.
Pero no es tan fácil de determinar la distancia correcta, pues no debe ser muy antecipado para evitar confusiones (talvez girar en una intersección intermedia), pero tampoco muy tarde, pues debe permitir de cambiar carriles con calma para evitar situaciones peligrosas.
Aunque hay que considerar, que siempre se muestra la guia de carril con la información de la distancia! Eso sirve al conductor para que no se equivoque y que no gire antecipadamente.
La distancia depende de varios factores: tipo de segmento, velocidad. cantidad de carriles, dentro de una población o afuera, etc -
Ricardo Camacho commented
Muy importante
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Anonymous commented
A must
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Hellmanw commented
In the WME, add eligible distance ranges to display the lane guidance in intervals of: (Default, 1000, 500, 300, 200 and 100 meters), to avoid the lane guidance to be displayed early in some circumstances where it could generate confusion to users by intermediate intersections or visual variation of lanes at the end point of the guidance.
(Now the default minimum distance is 450 meters. This distance on avenues or downtown streets in a city, shows the lane guidance well in advance of previous intersections and sometimes the number of lanes from that distance may differ from the point where it is displayed to the end of the guidance due to widening or narrowing of the roadway).
En el WME agregar rangos de distancia elegibles para mostrar la guía de carril en intervalos de: (Predeterminado, 1000, 500, 300, 200 y 100 metros), para evitar que la guía de carril se muestre anticipadamente en circunstancias donde podría generar confusiones a los usuarios por intersecciones intermedias o variación visual de carriles al punto final de la guía.
(A la fecha la distancia mínima por defecto es 450 metros. Esta distancia en avenidas o calles céntricas de una ciudad exhibe la guía de carril muy anticipadamente anteponiéndose a intersecciones previas y en ocasiones el número de carriles desde esa distancia puede diferir desde el punto en que se muestra hasta el trayecto final de la guía por ampliación o reducción de la vía.)