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I've had this problem as well. Another one I've run into is that Waze doesn't seem great at taking into account things like stop signs and traffic lights in my

I've had this problem as well. Another one I've run into is that Waze doesn't seem great at taking into account things like stop signs and traffic lights in my area. So it will re-route me down some street that has little traffic, but requires me to stop every block. Even if this doesn't actually take more time, it is certainly more aggravating. At this point I ignore Waze re-routes unless I have a good indication that the backup is severe, and I have some reason to believe that the alternate route is reasonable. This means that I have gotten stuck in traffic a couple of times unnecessarily, but it has also saved me the trouble of numerous dubious "shortcuts."

mattmcknight 10y ago
Lights in particular are a hard problem. Depending on timing, some are a 3 minute wait, or none at all. If someone can start to model traffic light timing, it could really improve flow.
- zippergz 10y ago
  Yes. Waze has a lot of data on how people are moving on the streets, so I'd think they'd be able to figure in the average wait at any given traffic light. Maybe they do factor that in somehow, but I've seen no evidence of that. Any time sitting at a stop light seems to just extend my estimated arrival time by that amount.