Adding report option of Fire Trucks, EMTs, Emergency Personnell causing traffic congestion
In NYC and other major cities fire trucks and emergency personnel tend to cause traffic congestion and causing delays. I think waze should add a report feature for this type of activity since reporting closure wouldn't make sense in a temporary situation.
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Ken Studmire commented
I think you guys should have it where I’d there’s police behind you or fire or rescue behind you can slow down or move out of lane for emergency cars and avoid getting pulled over from both In front or from behind let make history
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Anonymous commented
Please make a fire truck icon. And Insert fire notifications
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Anonymous commented
Add a Fire 🔥 Rescue button to real-time road reports and in vehicle type work van or essential service. So the app doesn’t tell me not to drive somewhere for work.
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Ex_f15_ais commented
Adding a simple emergency services icon (red dome light) will facilitate with drivers understanding true magnitude of a accident. The accident icon identifies location of an accident, not necessarily how bad. Adding police icon is also ambiguous as it could be as simple as a ticketing process. We all know ambulance or fire trucks means that the accident is serious and to expect extended delays. Having an emergency services icon, lets drivers know the accident involves casualties; significant chance of delays or road closures; perhaps providing timely options.
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Felipe barrionuevo commented
put a drawing of a fire truck in the navigator and also mark where there is a fire in the city
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Gaszner Norbert commented
Cars like police, amblance or fire engine should use an option that can inform the normal cars that they are coming. Based on the appointed location the GPS plans the way where they will go and this option sends signs for normal cars to be careful and if it's necessary, change lane on the road. Of course, police cars are only inform the direct environment for security reasons. This method can help these cars to reach their destination faster, safely and maybe it can save lifes. Self-driving cars will also have to be informed about these situations and this option can be used in them.
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Have a server that can accept emergency vehicle GPS data and vehicle status (in route or on scene) from agencies and software systems with this information. Of course, there would be a vetting process and authentication procedures. Data to be supplied would be lat/lng, altitude, speed, heading, stays, type of responding resource such as "Law", "EMS", "Fire", "Rescue" or "Other" and optionally GPS accuracy. This should be free to emergency agencies or emergency systems software providers. The current solution of paying a monthly fee for a device on the apparatus doesn't work. This data already exists and can be shared with WAZE at no cost.
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Steve Hansen commented
Yes this would be very helpful.
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seth matthews commented
Being with a transport EMS company, we sometimes travel around 200-300 miles, running lights and sirens, this would be helpful in my opinion.
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seth matthews commented
have a button that first responders only, can push and inform other drivers we are coming and asking for the right of way, when running an emergency. This can be proven by giving Fire fighter, or ems license numbers (confidentially to waze only.) it could give a warning that an emergency vehicle is approaching, maybe about a mile before we get to other users. it may sound trivial, but every car we can get out of the way, is on more hazard we don't have to worry about.
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Anonymous commented
You know how you can see other waze users on the road? It would be great if there was a pacing feature for police, ambulance, and fire trucks to see what's upcoming around users on the road. From behind or in front.
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Anonymous commented
Keep in mind in some states it not only applies to emergency vehicles, but tow trucks, DOT vehicles, and some states are incorporating disabled personal vehicles with 4 waze flashers on!!
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Doug Kennerly commented
Please add Emergency Vehicles to the report options. This will help with "move over" laws, and prevent future accidents with stationary or responding emergency vehicles (Ambulances, Fire Trucks, Rescue Services). PLEASE!
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BDMarder commented
Good idea, maybe then a popup window for the Wazer:
Attention please make emergency lane! -
Anonymous commented
People could just report this as general road closure, not nes to be super specific to firetrucks
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Eileen commented
Add feature to report fire trucks. In a big city fire trucks block traffic or shut down a road and you need to reroute.