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When a user is routed through an unnamed segment, Waze will automatically use the name of the next named segment on the route. For example, if the unnamed segment is a turn in your route, Waze will automatically use the name of the next named segment in the turn instruction.  
When a user is routed through an unnamed segment, Waze will automatically use the name of the next named segment on the route. This is useful for getting turn instructions on ramps and turn lanes (at grade connectors). This can be confusing in large parking lots.  


As from (January 2015), this feature would NOT work if:
For example, if the next turn is a left onto an unnamed parking lot road and then right onto Main Street, Waze will give directions to turn left onto Main Street and then right onto Main Street.
# A single unnamed segment is more than 400 meters long.
# There are more than three consecutive unnamed segments.  


In these cases, you would only be getting the turn instruction. There will be no name written/flashed on the display or spoken by the navigation voice.
{{As of|January 2015}}, this behavior will be prevented on every road EXCEPT ramps and freeways if
# the unnamed segment is more than 400 meters long. OR
# the unnamed segment is followed by 3 or more unnamed segments before the next named segment.
In this case, when  Waze gives  instructions to turn into this segment, it will not show or speak a name for the road.


Freeways and Ramps are an exception. They can have as many unnamed segments as you like, and the segments can be as long as you like. Waze will always generate the next instruction with the name of the next named segment.  
==Applications==
;exit ramp
:If a freeway exit ramp leads to a fork in the road,  you can leave the name out of the exit ramp. Only name the ramp segments which go to a specific destination. Waze will use the name of the next named ramp after the unnamed exit ramp. This is only useful if the sign for the exit is the same as the sign for the named ramp.


''Tip for naming an exit ramp'':<br />
;cross street changes name at divided highway
If the exit off a freeway serves multiple exits further down the road, you can leave the name out of the first exit ramp. Only name the ramp segments which go to a specific destination. By doing this, the Waze client will give all the correct exit instructions to guide the driver to the desired exit. Of course, this can only be done if the signage for the first ramp is the same as that on the subsequent named ramp.
:an unnamed segment in the median of the divided roadway ....


(To me, it remains unclear what happens if an unnamed ramp is longer than 400 meters or have more than three segments, and the next named segment is not a freeway or ramp, e.g., when going to a major highway).
;parking lot with unnamed roads
:if there is a turn/keep instruction onto an unnamed road just before the named road outside the parking lot, Waze will give instructions to make a turn INSIDE the parking lot with a name from OUTSIDE the parking lot.  This is confusing for drivers.
 
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:(To me, it remains unclear what happens if an unnamed ramp is longer than 400 meters or have more than three segments, and the next named segment is not a freeway or ramp, e.g., when going to a major highway). -- moweez
:: I believe the rules about 400m OR 3 mor unnamed roads applies (except for 2types) ONLY to the "instruction for maneuver into unnamed" segment. I also believe we will continue to be unhappy in parking lots until we have name, "none" and "inherit" for segment name options. --[[User:Voludu2|Voludu2]] ([[User talk:Voludu2|talk]]) 01:40, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

Revision as of 01:40, 19 March 2015


When a user is routed through an unnamed segment, Waze will automatically use the name of the next named segment on the route. This is useful for getting turn instructions on ramps and turn lanes (at grade connectors). This can be confusing in large parking lots.

For example, if the next turn is a left onto an unnamed parking lot road and then right onto Main Street, Waze will give directions to turn left onto Main Street and then right onto Main Street.

As of January 2015, this behavior will be prevented on every road EXCEPT ramps and freeways if

  1. the unnamed segment is more than 400 meters long. OR
  2. the unnamed segment is followed by 3 or more unnamed segments before the next named segment.

In this case, when Waze gives instructions to turn into this segment, it will not show or speak a name for the road.

Applications

exit ramp
If a freeway exit ramp leads to a fork in the road, you can leave the name out of the exit ramp. Only name the ramp segments which go to a specific destination. Waze will use the name of the next named ramp after the unnamed exit ramp. This is only useful if the sign for the exit is the same as the sign for the named ramp.
cross street changes name at divided highway
an unnamed segment in the median of the divided roadway ....
parking lot with unnamed roads
if there is a turn/keep instruction onto an unnamed road just before the named road outside the parking lot, Waze will give instructions to make a turn INSIDE the parking lot with a name from OUTSIDE the parking lot. This is confusing for drivers.

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(To me, it remains unclear what happens if an unnamed ramp is longer than 400 meters or have more than three segments, and the next named segment is not a freeway or ramp, e.g., when going to a major highway). -- moweez
I believe the rules about 400m OR 3 mor unnamed roads applies (except for 2types) ONLY to the "instruction for maneuver into unnamed" segment. I also believe we will continue to be unhappy in parking lots until we have name, "none" and "inherit" for segment name options. --Voludu2 (talk) 01:40, 19 March 2015 (UTC)