Suggestion: Option to set alert distance for events on the route Currently, alerts for speed cameras, police, and speed bumps are shown too
Suggestion: Option to set alert distance for events on the route
Currently, alerts for speed cameras, police, and speed bumps are shown too close to the actual point. I would like to suggest that Waze allow users to configure the distance in advance for these alerts (for example: 500m, 1km, 2km).
Benefits:
More reaction time and safer speed adjustment.
Prevents sudden braking right on top of the radar or obstacle.
Improves user experience, especially on highways and fast roads.
This customization would be very useful for drivers, particularly on long-distance routes.
Rodrigo Moreira Bastos
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Misael Bandeira Silveira commented
Hi everyone,
I’d like to share a feature request inspired by a conversation with a regular Waze user (not a member of our editing community, but a daily driver like the rest of us).
He recently mentioned that he might have received a speeding ticket from a mobile speed camera. The catch is that here in Brazil, highway police use laser-equipped cameras that, assuming a clear line of sight, can clock a vehicle from up to 2 kilometers (approx. 1.2 miles) away.
This led us to discuss how useful it would be to allow users to customize their alert radius preferences directly within the app. Currently, these notification distances are standardized and defined by the backend.
As a software developer, I completely understand that implementing this introduces additional complexity to the configuration and data modeling. However, one potential approach could be fetching these personalized notification settings during the app’s boot process.
Ideally, this customizable notification distance could be extended to other alert types as well, such as police presence (which on highways almost always means speed checks) and fixed speed cameras.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on the technical feasibility of this idea!