I am a 75-year-old senior and I use ways for the last couple of years for my out-of-town trips. Recently I was on my trip when all of a sudden a voice shouted at me saying "WATCH OUT!!!!"..... there's road construction ahead. This startled me so bad that I swerved on the road. And it continued to happen to me all through the trip but I never got used to it it still scared the **** out of me. I would like to strongly recommend a change in this voice command to a very calmly statement that says " warning...... road construction ahead" if you cannot do this please let me know so that I can change back to my Google Maps.

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Please stop using the “watch out!” Notification. It’s startling. Maybe suggest “caution” or “heads up”

WTch out scares me. Might make an over correction.

My wife and I both find ourselves startled and alarmed by the sudden "Watch Out!" voice alert for such things as cars pulled off to the side of the road or an upcoming train track. We don't mind being informed, but save the startle alerts for real road problems. Even the words "watch out" could be used in a calmer manner and still adequately warn of things to be aware of.

My husband uses waze and the WATCH OUT warnings trigger my anxiety so much that I won't DL it for myself until there's at least an option to change it. "Caution" would be a good replacement.

ABSOLUTELY AGREE!! The "watch out" causes a startle reflex for most people. Change wording to "Caution"

I agree!!!!

Reina I agree it stresses me out every time I hear “Watch Out” maybe Caution would be a better word ?

My adrenaline spikes every. Freaking. Time. I hate it. "Caution" would be much better. My anxiety thanks you.

Reina, I fully support you. An experienced driver reacts to this kind of check more calmly, but for beginners behind the wheel, an extra stressful situation is useless. I know what I'm talking about. Since for a long time, having experienced, for example, an anxious state, I could not come to my senses. The licensed specialists of this platform https://us.calmerry.com/ studied my problem and provided me with professional support. I was offered online therapy sessions and learned self-therapy tools. As it turned out, for me it is more effective than traditional therapy. Now I calmly react to any situation in life.

Guys, I agree with you.

Please omit “Watch out!” when reporting cars on the side of the road. It’s both irritating and unnecessary. We hear that every 5 or 10 minutes when driving on the expressway and we tend to just tune it out. Save “Watch out” for police reports and items actually on the roadway.

Why does the phrase "Watch out" have to be used? It can make the Driver jump/be surprised! Just say "Vehicle on shoulder", "Construction ahead", Please lose the WATCH OUT phrase

It’s more proactive for the brain which is multitasking already to become aware of a new thing to address. Being screamed at to “watch out” is aggressive and unnecessary to startle a driver when it’s a pothole or car on the side of the road. Adds to aggressive and anxiety levels. Waze should be more supportive in language than promoting road rage in drivers. Being Aware allows a driver to calmly respond to a matter assuming it’s still there and continue driving safely.

Hearing "watch out" caused a slight panic while driving. Changing it to caution will make sure listeners are aware that there is something ahead to be alert about.

Saying "warning" instead of "watch out" would give drivers a heads up without making them want to instinctively slam on the brakes. Otherwise the app is great!

Agreed! For anxious, new, or elderly drivers - the abrupt "watch out!" or "hazard!" can be extremely startling and even dangerous in certain situations. A gentle tone prior to the voice alert would do wonders to alleviate a potentially problematic reaction.

‪@waze Team I believe the wording when dealing with alerts should be changed. Instead of "Watch Out" it should be changed to"Be advised". "Watch out" is more of a right in your face type of thing. "Be advised" let's us know there is still time to get to whatever it is. ‬

I agree, the watch out part is a waste. We know to watch out. More helpful would be ‘vehicle on left (or right) shoulder ahead so we are prepared, especially with the Florida ‘move over’ law.