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Re:Waze will now warn drivers about crash dangers using hist... by alistairSH on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @12:44PM (#38180103)
Once upon a time, I was trying to cross from VA into MD via the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. The bridge was closed due to an accident. Waze happily directed off the highway and onto side streets, where it had me do circles in and out of parking lots and strip malls until I gave up and went home. It was really weird - literally couldn't go anywhere, so instead of telling me to stay put, it just ran me around in bumper-bumper traffic for 90 minutes.
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Re:Waze will now warn drivers about crash dangers using hist... by pests on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @02:35PM (#38181680)
Did it really take you 90 minutes to realize you were going in circles?
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Re:Waze will now warn drivers about crash dangers using hist... by alistairSH on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @03:38PM (#38182486)
No, that was the time it took me to give up and go home (vs waiting for the bridge to re-open). It wasn't literal circles, but looping in and out of feeder roads, neighborhood streets, etc. Completely silly - nobody with a destination in MD was going to get there, why would Waze take us off the interstate at all?
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Re:Waze will now warn drivers about crash dangers using hist... by Ichthypresbyter on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @10:57PM (#38186602)
Clarification for those not familiar with the area: if that bridge is out, your options are a 20-mile detour that involves driving through downtown DC, or a detour of over 100 miles to the next crossing downstream.
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