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    Nick Brown commented  · 

    EVERY state in the US has a law that requires motorists to act accordingly when approaching a stopped evergency vehicle on the highway to reduce the risk of hitting the stop vehicle or personnel working outside of their vehicle. The laws are commonly referred to “Slow Down Move Over” laws. Although there is an option in Waze to report police or a stopped vehicle in general, adding an option for a stopped emergency vehicle with a voice alert of “Watch out, emergency vehicle stopped ahead, slow down or move over 1 lane when approaching and passing” will further help educate drivers about the existence of the law and how to abide by it. The alert for police reports is “Police reported ahead” or for a general stopped vehicle “watch out vehicle stopped ahead”. Why not utilize the existing technology and features of Waze to spread the awareness of a commonly misunderstood law that results in many first responders and highway workers being struck, injured or killed every year. It can be easily implemented and will result in saving countless lives while providing an excellent learning opportunity for motorists.

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