Emergency vehicle
Clicking/ reporting for an emergency vehicle should be for stopped emergency vehicles and accidents.
It drives me crazy when people are clicking emergency vehicle just because they are passing by which is NOT helpful. This is apparently unclear. Would you kindly make a post that populates with the next update to inform wazers not to click for non-stopped emergency vehicles?
Tim
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Paolo S commented
I agree with this suggestion as I'm finding users in my area have a similar misunderstanding about the Report function.
Drivers frequently report emergency vehicles that are simply in transit (driving past or on the opposite side of the road) rather than stopped at an active incident. Because the vehicle is moving, the pinned hazard is outdated within seconds, leading to inaccurate alerts and clutter on the route that drivers then have to dismiss as "Not There."
To fix this, could a quick prompt or distinction be added during the reporting process? For example:
A brief confirmation: "Is the emergency vehicle stationary?"
A toggle between Stationary/Incident and Moving, or limiting the pinned alert exclusively to stopped vehicles creating a roadway hazard.Ensuring these alerts only represent stationary hazards would significantly improve map accuracy and stop false alarms for moving responders.