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Waze app? Is it a reliable source of info?

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  • 16-04-2020 12:13pm
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    I am me123
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    What road information does it give motorists?


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    It gives back whatever other motorists input into it. Things like traffic data will be gathered from the app as people use it and things like road works or hazards are manually entered by drivers for other drivers.


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    PaulT21
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    ReginaldSmythV wrote: »
    It gives back whatever other motorists input into it. Things like traffic data will be gathered from the app as people use it and things like road works or hazards are manually entered by drivers for other drivers.

    I have to say the App is great :D but as @ReginaldSmythV says, it only as good as the effort that you and other users put into it. It will work better in the cities and motorways than in the counties, imo, as there are more notifications which will occur more frequently, Accidents, Cameras and Police etc.Cant say its any better than Google or Apple but certainly more interactive:)


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    awec
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    It’s miles better than Apple Maps anyway.


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    Creamy Goodness
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    Miles better than apple maps but it’s a bit more naggy than both google and apple maps. It’s only as good as the info motorists put into it.

    Waze is owned by google btw.

    Haven’t used any of them in like 6 weeks :pac:


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    awec wrote: »
    It’s miles better than Apple Maps anyway.

    They still don’t have eircodes here. Horrendous from them.


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    Creamy Goodness wrote: »
    Miles better than apple maps but it’s a bit more naggy than both google and apple maps. It’s only as good as the info motorists put into it.

    Waze is owned by google btw.

    Haven’t used any of them in like 6 weeks :pac:

    Yeah Google Maps gets all the traffic data from Waze anyway, and also some info like accidents etc. Doesn’t look like it was designed by a 3 year old with crayons either.


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    Creamy Goodness
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    ReginaldSmythV wrote: »
    Yeah Google Maps gets all the traffic data from Waze anyway, and also some info like accidents etc. Doesn’t look like it was designed by a 3 year old with crayons either.

    Not only just waze. Google also uses android phones for traffic data (even if it’s not the active app) and iPhones if you’re crazy enough to give them “always allow” location access.


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    Creamy Goodness wrote: »
    Not only just waze. Google also uses android phones for traffic data (even if it’s not the active app) and iPhones if you’re crazy enough to give them “always allow” location access.

    I “always allow” on my iPhone as I like an accurate timeline. It’s handy for work.


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