Thursday, April 5, 2018

Report: Waze Turns Echo Park Street Into A Nightmare

Waze, the Google-owned navigation app, apparently has turned a street in Echo Park into a nightmare, according to the LA Times' Steve Lopez. Apparently, Waze's algorithms have been increasingly diverting drivers onto the extremely steep street--particularly in rainstorms--resulting in a litany of pileups and accidents. Baxter is a (dubious) alternative to Glendale Boulevard, and one of the 10 steepest streets in the United States.

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