• PurpleReign@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    They’re separate because Waze has a reputation of giving more “aggressive” routing, and has a social aspect to it. Stuff that really doesn’t belong in Google Maps.

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        1 year ago

        And through quiet neighborhood communities where people are out in the streets playing with the kids, walking the dog or getting a run in.

        Someone in my neighborhood got hit while walking their dog by someone using Waze.

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          1 year ago

          Be careful of confirmation bias and the availability heuristic. One irresponsible person does not define the masses.

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        1 year ago

        Like making you take an extra 10 turns, take a longer route, and drive on too-narrow roads, to potentially save only several minutes of being stopped in traffic.