Just last week a buddy at work turned me on to the Waze app. Since we both drive for a living I was intrigued on how this might differ from Google map which I generally use when I'm working. To those unfamiliar with the Waze app the app differs mainly because it is "interactive" with the users telling other users "what ups ahead". With just a quick press of a few buttons you can inform others where there are speed traps, accidents, heavy traffic, police presence and many other things. When you do this the app leaves an icon for said incident at the exact spot on the map that others using the app will be able to see. The app then sends a pop up on the screen to people who are approaching informing them of the incident ( as they get close to the incident , usually within a half mile ). As someone who drives for a living I found this to be absolutely marvelous. Now apparently a lot of people use this app because I'm seeing notifications of everything there is on the road. I've been saved a number of times now by the app informing me of speed cameras or police on the side of the road.

Just the other day I had the idea; "What if the Waze app had a setting that would allow cyclists to transmit a moving GPS signal informing anyone using the app that a "Cyclist" is up ahead! That would be Awesome!. Yeah, not everyone uses the app but for those that do they would get a verbal warning and an icon on their screen informing them a cyclist is ahead. Anyway, I thought it would be a cool idea. Of course for it to work a cyclist would either need to be using the Waze app on their phone or a special device provided to transmit the GPS signal to other waze users. I thought it might be a good enough idea to write to the people who created the app to see if they might think my idea is something that might be doable in the future....Your thoughts?