Police on the move and what side
Police on the move: I would put an option on the police spotter that shows moving/same side or moving/other side of the road. The app can see what direction/side the motorist is on, it would be a simple change to show that the police are moving on your side or other.
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Anonymous commented
The only options I see are to report stopped police. It would be nice to have an option to report police that are traveling with or faster than prevailing traffic. That police car could then be shown moving on Waze.
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Robert commented
I came here to suggest the same thing. In the USA police often don't park or hide, they simply cruise up and down the interstate or highway. It would be very helpful to be able to select MOVING SAME DIRECTION or MOVING OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
The Same Direction could be centered on the Wazer (or Wazers) who report the police as in sight.
The Opposite Direction could move along the reported route at the posted speed limit in the opposite direction of the Wazer reporting it. Like/Don't Like Updates would take care of turn offs, stops, etc. -
Robert commented
I totally agree that some method of reporting moving police cars is needed.
Same direction as Wazer (report centered on current position of Wazer).
Opposite direction of Wazer (report travels opposite direction of Wazer at posted speed limit).Having to drop multiple reports to indicate current location for a moving vehicle is ludicrous.
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Anonymous commented
Right now, when sending "other side" report (available for police and accident only) being on one-way segment (for example on highway), the report is placed to the segment we're driving, not the opposite-direction segment nearby. Please fix this.
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JT commented
I would love this same option actually came to submit same idea. It is much needed. Because they do radar with flow and i cannot use hidden or visible as people will down vote it. I was going to say. "police in traffic." In my city police love to use ford explorers or for mustangs and radar with the flow of traffic. They rarely but sometimes do pace you with out radar and this is allowed in my city. Buy my radar does catch them in traffic as they don't use instant on laser/lidar. Also another idea is less needed but a lot of times since i have a very good radar the "valentine 1" cops like to sit on side of road but not radar. Like doing paper work or taking a short break or such. So maybe have the option of "police on side of road but no radaring present" which also could cause false negatives maybe....
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Anonymous commented
There are too many options for "Send a report", particularly for a DRIVER. Can you make 2 menus to choose from? One for a DRIVER and one for a PASSENGER?
Also, the "Police" reporting is terrible. It makes ZERO difference if the police is "visible" or "hidden." FAR more valuable would be if the Police was STOPPED (on the side of the road) or MOVING with traffic. Please fix these two things! -
Keri commented
There are a number of hazards which are not stationary. Police are often on the move on expressways. Road work, large vehicles using more than one lane, and farm vehicles are often on the road for miles and are not where they were initially discovered. Add a moving capability and perhaps an estimated speed. When it is no longer there users can give the 👎🏻.
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AMG-GT-R commented
I would like to see “in motion” with traffic button to give oncoming traffic to slow down. Or “in motion” against traffic to allow people behind me the police are traveling there way.
Waze can calculate this by the speed limit giving a 2-3 mile window and once Waze users start acknowledging them recalculate the speed.
I drive a Mercedes Benz S63 AMG and I drive it like they are designed pedal to the metal. I just ordered the new AMG GT R so this will be more important feature. -
Bill Forsythe commented
If space is a problem, remove "Hidden." Make 2 choices selectable together (i.e., "Moving" and "Other Side"). Have "Moving" expire quicker than standard.
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Lisa commented
Look higher up in the suggestions. I just saw one basically the same as is and it had >700 votes.
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Anonymous commented
They are driving with you along a stretch (not a hidden or visible trap)....still should know!
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Ctlippolis commented
This type of alert show to bad drivers, car thief's and others how to avoid the policy...
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Anonymous commented
Cops are mobile... if they are cruising on the road then it would be nice to have an icon that shows a moving smokey.
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Anonymous commented
I came here to suggest the same thing. Would be great to have a feature that would tell folks if police were traveling northbound etc. Amusing are the people saying the police feature should be removed. LOL. Statist gonna state!
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Anonymous commented
When identifying a police car, the options are hidden or visible. Add the option "moving". Similarly, a road hazard like a truck dropping debris or spewing a lot of smoke can also be identified as moving.
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Scot Lee commented
Planes routinely patrol highways and there's no way to detect them other than by sight. You can see them overtly on clear days, or a mass of patrol cars signaling people off the road. It would need to leave a 1 mile warning behind the line of sight since they usually gauge within that zone.
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Stefanie commented
Have an option for police passing you or moving with traffic
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Steven commented
This is needed both to more accurately identify where they are and to avoid false positives. People report police when they see them driving, which leads to false positives. This is the best suggestion for this I've seen, as it gives a good recommendation for how to actually do this. It's basically the same thing I came up with, to continually update it based on estimation of their location based on the speed limit and on new reports, until a certain amount of time elapses with no new reports. Biggest problem would be accounting for where the police are in relation to the second (and third, and so on) driver when they like the report, not to mention the initial reporting driver.
As for tips, neat idea, but I wonder if it would just add more complexity for something few people would actually use. I honestly doubt I would tip anyone, as my payment is all the things I report to warn other drivers. We all help each other, and our payment is everyone else helping us.
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Steven commented
This is needed both to more accurately identify where they are and to avoid false positives. People report police when they see them driving, which leads to false positives, but if there was a way to tell Waze there is a police car driving in the same or opposite direction, it could continually update it based on estimation of their location based on the speed limit and on new reports, until a certain amount of time elapses with no new reports.
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Steven commented
This is needed both to more accurately identify where they are and to avoid false positives. People report police when they see them driving, which leads to false positives, but if there was a way to tell Waze there is a police car driving in the same or opposite direction, it could continually update it based on estimation of their location based on the speed limit and on new reports, until a certain amount of time elapses with no new reports.