I’m a regular Wazer these days and I’m finding it more and more useful as more and more people join up. Not so much for the rush hour traffic, but it’s proven its worth on journeys back from Agulhas and also for avoiding those unexpected delays caused by stuff like roadworks and accidents.
Anyway, for no apparent reason other than the sheer joy of the World Cup, Waze has given us a couple of nice little touches this week:
Firstly, the Ready to go? screen now comes with striking Brazilian gold and green colouring and a football to boot (pun intended). And then there’s the option to change your Waze icon to show your support for your chosen team. This seemed to work well for a couple of days – I even saw a Ecuador fan on the Main Road in Kenilworth – but now many of the icons seem to have been replaced with giant footballs.
I’m not sure why this has happened, but it is quite cool to see a multitude of 1980-style footballs making their way around Cape Town.
If you want to join in the fun (and avoid the traffic) download Waze free from Google Play Store.
See the Waze blog for more details on the soccer balls (goodies): http://blog.waze.com/2014/06/announcing-waze-soccer-face-off.html
handytechtipper > thanks. I’m playing!
Just wondering who got to place the soccer balls around?
Cindy > I wonder too. They’re not always even on roads here in Cape Town!