One of the secrets of Waze’s success is its collaborative feature between users, this is the trick with which Waze warns of all radars in 2021 . We all know that the General Directorate of Traffic reports the location of fixed radars on Spanish roads, which allows navigation applications to have them incorporated without excessive difficulty, but there are also other types of mobile radars that do not usually appear.
These mobile or camouflaged radars can be easily detected by drivers while they are moving. Seeing a car with some agents stopped on the shoulder with a cinemometer is a clear enough clue for us to adhere to the maximum speed limit for that section.
Waze allows users to add a police control alert , and although we will not know if that alert refers to a mobile radar or a breathalyzer and drugs control, the moment we realize that there are several police alerts on our route. this type with very few meters of difference we will be clear that it may be for this reason.
HOW TO ACTIVATE THE VOICE SPEED CAMERA ALERT IN WAZE
For greater driving comfort, we are interested in how to activate the voice speed camera alert in Waze . To do this, we will have to display the main menu from the left side of our screen and click on Settings on the icon with a wheel that we find in the upper left. In that menu, we can make sure we have the notifications activated.
In order to see the controls on the map, in ‘Alerts and warnings’ we will have to choose the option ‘Always show map controls’ in Speedometer and also have ‘Speed alert’ activated so that the application warns us if we are pressing the accelerator more than advisable. Then, we will also have to make sure in ‘Sound and voice’ that we have Waze’s voice activated so that it does not just show the information on the screen, but that the message also reaches us with Penelope’s voice.
WHY DOESN’T WAZE WARN OF ALL RADARS
Many users wonder why Waze does not warn of all radars . Waze sends us the alert only when we are exceeding the maximum speed allowed when approaching that radar, which in general is usually one of the fixed ones whose location is public.
Mobile speed cameras are not usually included by default in the application, and this is where the collaborative nature of the rest of Waze users is most relied on . When a driver sends a police check alert, it may be for a mobile radar or for some other reason. In any case, we should be extremely cautious in those sections where we see alerts accumulating, since the chances of there being a camouflaged mobile control multiply.
HOW TO VIEW RADARS IN WAZE
There are several icons that allow us to know how to view the speed cameras in Waze . The most common are fixed speed cameras, including those built into traffic lights in large cities. These radars are represented by an icon with a camera.
In the case of mobile radars , whose presence must be noticed by other users of the application, we will not see it with the camera icon, but with the police icon. There may be the possibility that it is not a mobile radar, but a regular police control, especially at the entrance and exit of municipalities. In any case, when seeing these icons, the recommendation is to moderate the speed and be extreme (even more caution).
