Have traffic apps like Waze re-routed local routes in your area, putting more trafffic where there was not much previously?
I live on a rural route near the intersection of two large highways, one an interstate and one a commuter highway that takes northerners down to major cities for work. Because of morning rush hour, cars going from the interstate to the commuter highway are desperate to speed things up. Thanks to Waze and other traffic apps, they now speed on my little rural route.
The rural route is now like a highway during morning and evening rush hour. Local leaders have tried to alleviate the chaos by having signs put up “Local traffic only” but how that could efficiently be enforced is a mystery. It would be impossible.
Has anything like this happened in your area?
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