Waze is the second most preferred navigation app used by drivers in the survey, after Google Maps. Waze, also owned by Google, uses a crowdsourcing approach to obtain information. Not far behind Waze is Apple Maps, as the native iOS navigation app is the favorite app of 25% of drivers surveyed. Overall, 34% of drivers questioned said they had received warnings about speed traps in their navigation apps.
Drivers surveyed significantly prefer Google Maps over Waze and Apple Maps.
What exactly defines a speed trap? nice question. MarketWatch defines a speed limit as a zone set “below the safest average speed of travel on the roadway.” These roads are monitored and tracked by police who try to strictly enforce speed limits to collect revenue. 30% of Americans have hit a speed bump. The states with the most speeding enforcement are Delaware, Maryland, and Tennessee. North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska are the three states with the fewest speed traps.
Google Maps users are more likely to drive on the front foot.
Although 70% use Google Maps to warn them of speed traps, it is Waze that is considered to handle this task best, with drivers saying it is 30% more efficient than Google Maps and 20% better than Apple Maps. Interestingly, Google Maps users are more likely to drive over the speed limit, with 23% of them admitting to driving on the front foot. 11% and 9% of Waze and Apple Maps users, respectively, said they drive over the speed limit.
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