Waze is falling short for Motorcyclists and people who like to plan ahead!
Hi there,

I've been riding on my motorcycle with Waze enabled for traffic information for a while now. I think I speak for every motorcyclist in the world when I say, that we don't like to stand still with a warm engine between our legs. Needless to say, we like to keep moving. Waze is great at navigating around traffic and keeping you up-to-date of where there are hazards. Because motorcyclists are more vulnerable than cars, I might even say it's more important for motorcyclists than for cars.

Waze added a feature for motorcyclists a few years back, however I don't see any change in navigation or routing. Waze keeps navigating me via boring long straight highways/express ways/motorways. Which might be great for getting from A to B in a quick way. But driving a motorcycle isn't always about going from A to B quickly. Most of the time you want to take scenic routes or implement fun stretches of road in your route. Hence why I've been using a different app for Navigation on my phone (Calimoto) and had Waze active in the background to give audible notifications of anything noteworthy.

But in all fairness, I would rather have one app for both functionalities. Especially some functionalities would also translate rather well to regular use with cars. So I would like to list some things that are in my opinion essential to having a good GPS app for motorcyclists.

Importing routes from .gpx files. (Alot of fun rides get shared amongst other motorcyclists via forums etc.)
Using a computer to plan ahead. (The browser doesn't allow the placement of waypoints)
Bendy road algorithm. (An algorithm that identifies good roads for motorcyclists, I urge you to open the Calimoto Trip Planner and search for Heiligenblut in Austria, another great example is north-west of Marbella in Spain.)

A noteworthy thought I want to share with a developer who might bring this to a meeting one day hopefully.
Having more motorcyclists using Waze for navigation in backroads also provides more data of areas rarely travelled because of them being backroads. Data which can be used to further enhance the service Waze offers for all it's users.

I didn't exactly know where to post this, hence why I've posted it in General Questions. Feel free to repost this message if you're a motorcyclist aswell and resonate with this sentiment. I hope the Waze developers read this and at least respond to my ideas.