Wow, Waze asked to stop using “shortcuts” for routing
Thu, 05/25/2023 - 8:09pm
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Interesting concept, a North Caroline town has asked Waze to stop routing traffic in some areas of the town.
See https://www.autoevolution.com/news/waze-asked-to-stop-provid...
world's busiest bridge
The world's busiest bridge, the George Washington Bridge, carrying route I-95, from Leonia, New Jersey to New York City, caused a problem in 2018 when Waze (and Google Maps) directed rush hour traffic through its quiet residential areas. No time was saved by those going that way. Leonia posted road signs to make the shortcut illegal, and they were sued.
https://www.npr.org/2018/05/08/609437180/new-jersey-town-res...
It always takes the same amount of time
The world's busiest bridge, the George Washington Bridge, carrying route I-95, from Leonia, New Jersey to New York City, caused a problem in 2018 when Waze (and Google Maps) directed rush hour traffic through its quiet residential areas. No time was saved by those going that way. Leonia posted road signs to make the shortcut illegal, and they were sued.
https://www.npr.org/2018/05/08/609437180/new-jersey-town-restricts-streets-from-commuters-to-stop-waze-traffic-nightmare
Learned a long time ago that traffic volume adjusts to minimize the travel time. If one route is faster, people figure it out and more people drive that route slowing it down! Traffic volumes are in equilibrium when all routes take the same amount of time to drive. Unless an accident or a disabled vehicle messes up the flow.
Mark
I think this trend will
I think this trend will continue.
an94
Not Just Waze
GPSR's and nav apps also contribute to the problem.
With Waze anyway, the issue is self limiting due to crowd sourcing. As soon as a traffic jam on the alternative route is reported from the increased traffic flow, another alternative route is suggested.