Trailer Speed and Seatbelt/Phone Cameras operating in Queensland
Firstly I know there are posts regarding this including mine but I think this needs to be addressed with fresh eyes and open minds.
I understand there is a resistance to showing the Seatbelt/Phone Cameras and I can see the thinking behind it but would like to suggest that a General Warning would be better than none.
Now on to the main part of my idea which is only applicable if Waze have no intentions of giving Wazers three options to report these Trailer Cameras (Unidirectional QPS Speed Cameras, Bidirectional Acusenus DTMR Speed Cameras and the Acusensus Seatbelt/Phone Cameras).
Instead of the algorithm (method) Waze is using at the moment what I am proposing is one that uses "Time Between" reporting to keep the report alive and not disappear (like they are now).
For example if a Police Hazard report is lodged and expires and another comes in for the same location Four Hours or More later then the Hazard Report should stay up (it could be a Trailer Camera?), if this persists for more than four hours from the first report to the latest one then it is looking more like a Trailer Camera and should stay up even longer, possibly 24 hours.
If the reports continue the next day then it should stay up until the required number of Wazers report it "Not There" or expire after eight days or more.
Having observed them for a while now I have noticed the Police Icons disappear many times for long periods only to reappear some time later. I can now confidently identify Trailer Cameras using a simple spreadsheet and suggest the Waze app could do the same.
There is also a flaw with Waze in that it seems it uses the same algorithm (method) for the populated roads as the less populated roads which disadvantages the Waze users in the less populated areas. It would be great if the app could allow for less traffic and produce a similar result for both scenarios improving the app for the remote motorist. Having said that I have also observed the Police Icons disappear in the Suburbs and think this would also be fixed by changing the algorithm to better suit these new Trailer Cameras.
I must add there have been a large number in these Groups calling for an app that caters for these Trailer Cameras and the roads less travelled but my way of thinking is Waze is a good app so "why reinvent the wheel?".
I know this suggestion is very long winded but I think it is important enough to hopefully plant a seed for change to make Waze an even better app. If you got to this line by reading it all, I thank you for your patience!