Narrow Road Permanent Hazard
This permanent hazard would warn users of an upcoming section of narrower road width that has traffic and/or safety considerations. Potential applications include:
Areas where a two-way road transitions to a single-lane width where opposing traffic must alternate/give way through the narrow section
• Ex. 1: https://waze.com/en-US/editor?env=usa&lat=41.26449&lon=-75.78368&marker=true&zoomLevel=18&segments=502096154
• Ex. 2: https://waze.com/en-US/editor?env=usa&lat=42.10978&lon=-71.24117&marker=true&zoomLevel=18&segments=74434220,22554146
• Ex. 3: https://waze.com/en-US/editor?env=usa&lat=44.33295&lon=-73.28244&marker=true&zoomLevel=19&venues=187892155.1879052625.3735122Two-way roads of limited width where common parallel/street parking cause drivers to have to move in or out of the parking lanes to allow traffic from no parking direction to pass
• Ex. 1: https://waze.com/en-US/editor?env=usa&lat=40.02695&lon=-75.22336&marker=true&zoomLevel=18&segments=41758956,41751608,41747111,41755005
• Ex. 2: https://waze.com/en-US/editor?env=usa&lat=41.88316&lon=-71.35791&marker=true&zoomLevel=17&segments=43507359,43531672
These are strictly permanent hazard warnings with no traffic data implications, nor are they meant to replace the passageway road type. This would not be used where a road narrows only because shoulders or parking areas have ended or where roads narrow due to traffic calming devices, so long as the road itself still maintains full width lanes in both directions.
whoaitspete
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Thanks for your feedback. At this time, this doesn't fit on our roadmap, but we'll keep it in mind for future product planning.
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Karen W commented
As said this is VERY common in rural parts of UK. In New Forest National Park I live on a single track, unclassified county lane with passing places that has livestock rooming freely. The lane entrance is single width and Waze if taking traffic off an major A road into the lane with no notification that the lane has passing places and is single track. The lane is not suitable and the amount of times drivers have told me they would never have used the lane if they had known. You are NOT giving drivers all the information to make informed decisions and you are taking drivers down unsuitable roads. Waze is making my life a misery,
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tenetienne commented
It's common to come across these in the rural areas of New England.
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temp2123454333 commented
i agree +1
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Bob McCormick commented
Luke warm to this idea.
In some places like NZ I can see maybe value where there are things like one-lane bridges. For visitors who are not accustomed to driving there the warnings for signs like this may be helpful:
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/resources/roadcode/gfx/one-lane-bridge-giveway-1.gif
(means you need to give way to oncoming traffic)Or in places where the road narrows, like in Pete's first few examples. In the UK and elsewhere you typically see a sign like this:
https://www.highwaycodeuk.co.uk/uploads/3/2/9/2/3292309/editor/road-narrows-on-both-sides.jpg
(Often the centre line goes missing and you only have paint on the edges of the road.) Many narrow roads have hedges, or worse yet, stone walls, right at the edge of the road. While I'm not sure I'd want to flag every narrow road, I think ones where there are particular challenges would make sense.Not in favor of the two lane street where one side can be used for parking - reality of high density urban areas - and hopefully Waze isn't regularly routing people down streets like that.
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