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Waze Allegedly Clogged Streets and Directed Drivers to Make Unsafe Traffic Decisions
For years, Waze has, in an attempt to cut travel times, allegedly caused more traffic and guided drivers to make unsafe and often un-permitted traffic decisions, which was described by a Los Angeles city council member as a threat to public safety.
- Date it happened
- 2015-04-01
- Organisation involved
- Waze
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