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Most "Continue Straight" notifications I receive are on straight, multi-lane streets/highways where the obvious thing to do is to continue straight (unless you are supposed to turn or take an exit ramp onto another road). I receive this notification on state and interstate highways as well as major and minor city streets, and in almost every case it has proven to be unnecessary and is usually confusing. Sometimes I encounter this when crossing state and county borders, and when there is the mere option of taking a ramp to another highway or street. Occasionally, I encounter multiple "continue straight" notifications back-to-back within 1 mile when the only options would have been to take 90° turns onto side streets.
I have noted the addition of arrows showing multiple lanes and indicating the lane for my turns, but that sometimes occurs with the "continue straight" notifications, too. Effectively, it comes off as "don't turn here," "don't turn here," "don't turn here" reminders when all I need to do is stay on the same road for 75 miles.
The difficulty in navigation comes on navigation in UNFAMILIAR areas (the primary benefit of Waze use) when I need to know how long I continue straight until my next turn. On long or complex drives, mentally calculating time (approx. 3 min. vs. 1 min. until exit, etc.) allows me to know when to begin my set-up for my turn. The "continue straight" screen obscures any info about my next move and that has let to several wrong turns on interstate and city trips. I once ended up 30 miles into the wrong state on an alternate route, having missed the turn notification that was obscured by the "continue straight" occurring at the state line. The turn followed so closely to the state line that before my (planned) turn notification could be displayed, Waze had recalculated my route and then displayed the *next* turn as if I wanted to go through backroads in the dark and rain rather than the (admittedly poorly marked) state highway. I missed the turn because I didn't recognize un-obvious signage and because I trusted Waze.
If "continue straight" seems helpful to enough people to keep it, please add an additional line that includes the next turn and milage.