Navigation web applications are designed to make our lives easier. Today this market of millions of users is divided between two applications. Google Maps and Waze. Both with their pros and cons.
The reality is that these two help us a lot on our trips. It reminds us of the maximum speed on the road, tells us which exit is correct, offers us different route options, warns us in case of an accident… and alerts us to radar and controls.
And although the Civil Guard and highway agents have complained about it over the years with attempts to ban this and other movements, the rationale has given rise to statements: cooperation between citizens is legal in alerting governments and radars.
We definitely don’t drop police markers in Waze at random spots on our patrol, never ever 😉 An easy way to get drivers to slow down on our roads – thanks @waze. pic.twitter.com/rv9I9LJJ6
— Traffic Police – Surrey Police – UK (@SurreyRoadCops) August 29, 2022
And as they say: if you can not defeat the enemy, join him. No sooner said than done, at least this is what the English police of the town of Surrey (one of the counties of the United Kingdom, located in the south of the country) did.
The police Twitter account posted a tweet saying they were using the Waze app to scam drivers. warning of bogus police checkpoints throughout its jurisdiction. They did it so that drivers were more careful when stepping on it.
“We definitely don’t drop police markers in Waze at random spots on our patrol, never. An easy way to get drivers to slow down on our roads – thanks @Waze“, they wrote in their account at the end of last month.
The move has alerted drivers, who tend to believe the warnings that appear in both Maps and Waze. While it is true that mobile radar warnings or controls are usually untrue, this is usually because they are temporary.
Vigilance would have to be exercised in case the civil guard in Spain followed the same methods as the English police., but nothing prevents anyone (traffic officer or not) from posting an ad in the application. Without a doubt, this is a good preventive measure that does not harm anyone.
Source: Computer Hoy
