I'll just add this. Close relative of mine is a state police officer, and he tags himself as police in Waze when he is parked and doing speed checks. His logic is that anything that slows people down is a good thing.
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I'll just add this. Close relative of mine is a state police officer, and he tags himself as police in Waze when he is parked and doing speed checks. His logic is that anything that slows people down is a good thing.
Agree with you. What is missing still is biking directions and accident/speed trap reporting.
I actually don’t see the report option yet. I’m in the Netherlands and on iOS 14.7.1 (the latest). Is it being rolled out incrementally?
The article states that this is to help inform other drivers, but I have yet to be informed of ANYTHING since updating to 14.5. I regularly report hazards and police, but I am curious what a notification in Apple Maps even looks like. So far, this has been a huge disappointment for me because I was really wanting to get away from Waze which is flaky in CarPlay for me.
I raised this same question here on Macrumors and on Reddit.
Apple Maps & Police Marking
Yes, I'm aware of how to mark it and that others need to mark them if they get there first. They don't appear magically. ;). I mark them every time I pass one the same way I do in Waze, but I never see anything show up on the map when I do (on Waze, the icon pops up instantly), and I never...
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Question: How many people have actually seen a "speed check" reported by someone else in Apple Maps? So far, based on informal polling from the people that responded, only a very small percentage has ever seen a "speed check" marked for a police car on the side of the road. Either not enough people are using the feature (I mark every one I come across), or Apple is not propagating that data (maybe they require too many "confirmations" from other drivers, and by the time they get enough, the vehicle has moved).
Either way, the consensus seems to be that Apple Maps is not even remotely reliable for "speed checks".
Then speed up like crazy directly after the speed check.
PS: There will be mass surveillance, you’ll see, it’s just a matter of time. But because of a NSL we probably won’t notice it early enough.
You ask your “copilot” to do that. Either your daughter or Siri.
Interesting and thanks for the info. I also think that they almost buried this as a feature. Typical Apple to make something so "clean and minimalistic" that nobody even knows the reporting feature exists. When a feature requires user interaction, especially in larger numbers, they should highlight and advertise it so people have that awareness and motivation to use it!I raised this same question here on Macrumors and on Reddit.
Apple Maps & Police Marking
Yes, I'm aware of how to mark it and that others need to mark them if they get there first. They don't appear magically. ;). I mark them every time I pass one the same way I do in Waze, but I never see anything show up on the map when I do (on Waze, the icon pops up instantly), and I never...
Question: How many people have actually seen a "speed check" reported by someone else in Apple Maps? So far, based on informal polling from the people that responded, only a very small percentage has ever seen a "speed check" marked for a police car on the side of the road. Either not enough people are using the feature (I mark every one I come across), or Apple is not propagating that data (maybe they require too many "confirmations" from other drivers, and by the time they get enough, the vehicle has moved).
Either way, the consensus seems to be that Apple Maps is not even remotely reliable for "speed checks".
I don't know what to think of this feature. People are already using their phones way too much in traffic. Couple days ago someone I almost got rammed by someone who ran a red light in an 80 zone. He was staring at his lap (probably on his phone) while doing so. He could've caused a deadly accident and the worst part?.. He didn't even notice!
There are still some weird quirks, and some of the dynamic driving data isn't as good as Google's - like if there is an accident, and I'm provided re-routing data etc.
Here's an example from earlier this year, I'm in SW Ontario and AM labelled the 401 as the 403 - the 401 is only one of the busiest highways in Canada....
Every once in a while I give Maps a chance because it has a nice interface and I want to like it, but it always ends up failing me for very practical reasons. Recently I used it for a routine drive from northern to Southern California, and at some point it decided that there was construction on the freeway and told me detour on side roads (at around 12am). Google Maps did not. Sure enough, there was no construction and Apple Maps would have had me waste my time on side roads for no reason, just because its data wasn’t reliable enough. The freeway was totally empty at the time so exiting would have been absurd. Until Apple Maps can reliably get me from point A to B as well as Google, it would be kinda silly to use it regularly.
Would it kill Apple to make https://www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability a lot more useful?
Make a big, wide world map.
Underneath it, list all possible features.
Then, when you click on a country, dim all features that aren't available.
Make a big, wide world map.
Underneath it, list all possible features.
Then, when you click on a country, dim all features that aren't available.
Speed by itself isn't necessarily unsafe. The problem is speed differential. If I am driving 80 on a straight highway and pass a car going 65 mph and they suddenly decide to change into my lane, that's a problem. It's the same problem if the passing car is driving 65 and the car getting passed is going 55. Modern cars are capable of vastly and safely exceeding the speed limits thanks to advances in brakes, suspension and tires. I drive 80 mph on 520 in Washington on a daily basis, as does much of the left lane.
Warning is a warning. Whether a driver slows because he sees a police car or whether it’s because of a warning from Apple maps doesn’t matter. . . They slowed down.
That’s the point. Our local constabulary actually list where the speed traps will be each week on their Twitter. Have they “lost their moral compass” too, or are you just being ridiculous?