PSA: Waze is a POS in the city

[Anonymous]

I take Uber/Lyft a lot. At least half the time the Uber drivers are using Waze. I know these streets and Waze is sending these drivers in incredibly idiotic ways. It’s extremely frustrating and makes me want to go back to cabs.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I agree. It used to be better but it has been really bad for about 3 months. I only use google maps now.

[Anonymous]

Good. I hate that Waze is outing all my bailouts and backdoors. I say let them figure out for themselves that no, Water Street will not get you to the Key Br. ; )

[Anonymous]

I’m in a Lyft right now and the driver has added at least 15 min to this trip by following Waze. It’s stunning how little these drivers know the city. They blindly drive right into the stupidest decisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m in a Lyft right now and the driver has added at least 15 min to this trip by following Waze. It’s stunning how little these drivers know the city. They blindly drive right into the stupidest decisions.

The system doesn't contain an incentive for them to learn it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m in a Lyft right now and the driver has added at least 15 min to this trip by following Waze. It’s stunning how little these drivers know the city. They blindly drive right into the stupidest decisions.

Or you can just drive yourself... lyft doesn’t give a crash course about DC streets when you get hired

[Anonymous]

Waze actually is great in the city. Maybe you have no clue what the traffic conditions are. Take a taxi where they will ask you every turn cause they don't know shit.

[Anonymous]

Im in Southern California. It's almost always the case that when I ignore what Waze is telling me to do, I regret it.

DH drives from OC to LA for work - he has tested both Google Maps and Waze (he used to be a GM user only), and has now migrated to Waze only.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Waze actually is great in the city. Maybe you have no clue what the traffic conditions are. Take a taxi where they will ask you every turn cause they don't know shit.

You are obviously an idiot from the exurbs.

[Anonymous]

I am not a fan of Waze. It's always trying to get me to make some impossible left turn or something equally frustrating to save like 5 minutes. I have switched to Google.

[Anonymous]

Waze is great in the city so long as you ignore any suggested route changes that save less than 10 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Waze is great in the city so long as you ignore any suggested route changes that save less than 10 minutes.

Yes I don't want to ride in the exit lane to save 45 seconds. Is this in the settings? Because I'd be into that.

[Anonymous]

About 2 years ago, I had a great Lyft driver ... I needed to get to union station to catch a train and miscalculated the pickup time so was clearly late. The driver was determined to get me there but I was following along with waze and knew we were going to arrive 5 min after the train departed. Once we got into DC, the driver kindly asked if I cared if he ignored waze and went his own way. He got me there with time to spare.

At the time I didn’t understand, because outside of dc I used waze religiously and it almost never fails me. Since then, I am hearing more of what I am reading in this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Waze is great in the city so long as you ignore any suggested route changes that save less than 10 minutes.

Yes I don't want to ride in the exit lane to save 45 seconds. Is this in the settings? Because I'd be into that.

They do need a setting for this it takes you on a small road and then doesnt account for lights or stop signs. If its only going to save me 2 minutes dont change routes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Waze actually is great in the city. Maybe you have no clue what the traffic conditions are. Take a taxi where they will ask you every turn cause they don't know shit.

+1

I regret it when I don't trust Waze.