Aussie cop issues a warning to drivers who use Waze to dodge speed cameras and police

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Wong, B. (2026, October 21). Aussie cop issues a warning to drivers who use Waze to dodge speed cameras and police. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16225035/Aussie-cop-issues-warning-drivers-use-Waze-dodge-speed-cameras-police.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Queensland Police Senior Sergeant Shane Panoho has warned drivers against using navigation app Waze to avoid speed cameras, threatening penalties for those who exploit this tactic. Research from the University of the Sunshine Coast shows that 50% of drivers use Waze alerts to briefly slow down before speeding again. Over 9,000 drivers were monitored with laser devices, revealing widespread misuse of Waze for speeding. Senior Sergeant Panoho urged motorists to comply with speed limits or face consequences.
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A Queensland Police officer has warned drivers against using Waze, a navigation app that alerts users about speed cameras, to evade speeding fines. According to research published in the Journal of Experimental Criminology, half of Australian drivers who use Waze slow down temporarily near speed camera locations but resume speeding afterward. University of the Sunshine Coast researcher Dr Levi Anderson confirmed this behavior during an interview with WIN News. Queensland Police Senior Sergeant Shane Panoho urged drivers to obey traffic laws and threatened penalties for those caught exploiting the app's alerts, saying, "Stop driving like a bloody muppet and actually do the right thing." The study involved measuring speeds of over 9,000 vehicles using laser devices.

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Topics

Aussie Australia Queensland Police Waze the Journal of Experimental Criminology

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Australia GPE · 2× Shane Panoho PERSON · 2× Aussie NORP · 1× Levi Anderson PERSON · 1× Queensland Police ORG · 1× Queensland Police's ORG · 1× UniSC ORG · 1× University of the Sunshine Coast ORG · 1× WIN News ORG · 1× the Journal of Experimental Criminology ORG · 1×

Narrative

'We know that drivers are speeding and they're just slowing down when these alerts are appearing on the app and they're continuing to speed at other times,' UniSC research associate Dr Levi Anderson told WIN News.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-21
🔮 'If you don't, we will do our best to impede you and fine you and take away your driving privileges.
2026-10-21 · Daily Mail
Aussie cop issues a warning to drivers who use Waze to dodge speed cameras and police · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 2 hedged)

An Aussie cop has issued a blunt warning to drivers who use Waze to dodge speeding fines, vowing to catch and penalise motorists who flout the rules. asserted
who → issue → rules
The navigation app warns motorists about upcoming speed cameras, but research suggests many drivers use those alerts to slow down briefly before speeding again. uncertain
drivers → warn → alerts
Research published in the Journal of Experimental Criminology found 50 per cent of drivers were speeding before slowing down when a speed camera warning appeared on the app. asserted
warning → publish → app
Queensland Police Senior Sergeant Shane Panoho vowed to crack down on motorists using the app to avoid being caught. asserted
Panoho → vow → app
'Stop driving like a bloody muppet and actually do the right thing,' he said. asserted
he → drive → thing
'If you don't, we will do our best to impede you and fine you and take away your driving privileges. asserted
we → do → privileges
University of the Sunshine Coast researchers used laser devices to measure the speeds of more than 9,000 drivers, revealing how common Waze usage was in Australia. asserted
usage → use → Australia
'We know that drivers are speeding and they're just slowing down when these alerts are appearing on the app and they're continuing to speed at other times,' UniSC research associate Dr Levi Anderson told WIN News. asserted
Anderson → know → News
Queensland Police's Senior Sergeant Shane Panoho (pictured) said he would do his best to penalise motorists using Waze as a loophole to speed ' asserted
he → picture → speed
Dr Anderson said drivers using Waze to help them speed made it increasingly difficult for officers to catch offenders. asserted
officers → say → offenders
'It gives police a very short window to kind of interact or enforce speed limits without drivers being aware of their presence,' he said. asserted
he → give → presence
The findings come as Australia recorded more than 1,300 road deaths in the past 12 months, according to the Federal Government's National Road Safety Data Hub. uncertain
Australia → come → Hub
Many Aussies disagreed with the concerns, with some arguing the app actually made roads safer. asserted
roads → disagree → concerns
'If its slowing us down isn't that a good thing since speed cameras should be in danger zones where accidents are common anyway?' one said. asserted
one → slow → zones
'You get a heads up and you slow down. asserted
you → get → heads
Isn’t that the point?' a second said. asserted
second → say → ?
'So basically the same as what a speed camera ahead sign does,' a third said. asserted
third → say → what
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