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But did you have somebody leaving with you, and NOT using Waze to prove that Waze does cut commute down compared to something else? Disclaimer: I usually do us
by Fins 9y ago
But did you have somebody leaving with you, and NOT using Waze to prove that Waze does cut commute down compared to something else?
Disclaimer: I usually do use Waze commuting, but find its suggestions in certain places downright bizarre.
- Casseres 9y agoWaze is now owned by Google, but I don't know if they share the same route-suggestion engine. I've had Google Maps (desktop web browser) give me a route once through heavy traffic, but when I dragged the route to a mostly-parallel highway, my estimated time decreased by 10 minutes. So it's not perfect, or they wanted more users to give more data on the traffic.
- Fins 9y agoIt seems that GMaps uses different routing engine, but GMaps often says that some traffic accident data is from Waze. With Waze, it almost always tells me to get off the highway at a certain point and then take a parallel (smaller) road to work. If I, as I now almost always do, ignore it and drive past the exit to take one couple miles down (and much closer to work) I can see Waze's ETA dropping by a few minutes. I complained to Waze about it, bit don't see any changes so far.
- FullyFunctional 9y agoHa! That's exactly my experience. I _know_ that taking that small stretch will take me longer (and cause more stress) because getting off and on the freeway (237) is a HUGE PITA. OT: I'm livid at all the efforts to punish drivers for driving (like the toll etc). We aren't driving for fun! I bet most of us would prefer not driving. I try to work from home when possible because driving in commute hours is a terrible waste of time.
- Fins 9y agoExactly. Same with Waze telling me to get off of 101 at Trimble, just to take Central, stoplights and all, to Lawrence instead of just driving all the way to Lawrence... I don't have big problem with tolls, as long s they are not on taxpayer-funded roads, and actually get you something. Not just the privilege of crossing the bay instead of driving around the Bay.