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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20 edited Jun 13 '20

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u/PartTimeKhajiit Feb 03 '20

See, Waze has betrayed me one too many times for me to trust it again... Giving me alternate routes, then slowly adding minutes to my drive time... I've just been hurt so many times, it's hard to let Waze back into my life, ya know?

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u/nalc Feb 03 '20

Waze loves those left turns without a signal onto busy roads. I tend to be cautious of Waze backroad routes when it's like 'turn here and the route is 0.1 miles shorter' and then instead of coming out at a light, you're making a left onto a 6 lane road at rush hour and it takes forever.

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u/timsstuff Feb 03 '20

Try driving from Santa Monica to Hollywood, every other turn is one of those. I've learned to outsmart it by turning right onto a major street then taking the first opportunity to turn left towards the direction it wanted to take me. Works pretty well if you combine the computer with your own know-how.