Michael Angelo
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Great thinking! We’ll share with the team; they’re always interested in new feature ideas.
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A few weeks ago I drove to attend my friend’s wedding at a small town situated a few hours away. Upon nearing, what I assumed as, my point of destination I activated my Waze and inserted the address to ensure I reach that exact destination in time. However, upon activation the Waze system told me to keep going for another 75 miles so I therefore assumed I may NOT have been as familiar with this area, as I initially thought I was, and was thus certain I was in the wrong town.
I trusted the Waze and drove those 75 miles in their entirety. Finally an hour and a half later Waze instructed me to get off at this exit. This exit happened to be a rest stop! To my horror I realized the reason Waze instructed me to drive those 75 miles was to reach this “rest area” in order to make a u-turn and drive back 75 miles to the exact town I was at originally, where I initially activated the Waze.
Further insult to injury was upon realizing that I drove right past the location of my friend’s wedding A MOMENT BEFORE I activated my Waze navigation. So basically I was forced to embark on a THREE HOUR round trip from-and-to my, exact, initial starting point.
If Waze would have had a u-turn feature they could have advised me to turn around, upon activation, and I would have been at my friend’s wedding within 30 seconds!
During that 75 mile trip to that rest stop, the pavement markings of that entire, wide shouldered, road was a Broken Yellow Line. Basically, meaning, “passing is allowed” and therefore allowing me to have legally made a u-turn at any time!
At no point did I even contemplate to call my friends and ask for direction since I trusted that I was in good hands with the Waze.
I MISSED OUT ON MY FRIEND’S WEDDING! I CAN’T UNDO THAT! I CONSIDER THIS AS ONE OF THE WORST DAYS OF MY LIFE!
The only time the Waze navigation will tell you to u-turn, is, under strict controlled settings! Such as if it’s a designated u-turn spot, cul-de-sac, round-about, etc!
Please program a u-turn feature or at least let people know ahead of time you are taking them 75 miles away, in the opposite direction, in order to make a u-turn! For example, the system can say “please continue 75 miles on this road to reach rest stop to make a u-turn” and repeat that phrase (“please continue 65 miles for rest stop for u-turn, “please continue 55 miles for u-turn” etc.) every ten miles to advise the person they are heading in the opposite direction to turn back around. Therefore let the person decide whether they want to make a u-turn NOW or wait 75 miles until reaching that rest area to turn around and head back!