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Photo: EPDASygic's new life-saving alertPhoto: SygicNavigation apps are a great way to make the road more predictable, and Waze is probably the best example on this front.Thanks to user reports , motorists are always up-to-date about what happens on their routes. Waze supports a wide variety of reports, including accidents, speed traps, potholes, broken traffic lights, heavy jams, and roadkill. When traffic jams occur, ambulances spend critical time trying to go through, sometimes getting stuck until the rest of the vehicles in front start moving.The emergency lane makes a huge difference on high-speed roads, such as highways, as the first responders can use it to get past traffic jams faster. If an emergency lane is not available, well, things are getting a lot more complicated, especially when a significant number of vehicles are caught in a traffic jam.Several countries have come up with what's mostly known as the rescue alley rule. If all these apps work together and allow the exchange of data, all motorists would eventually know they must clear the road for a rescue lane, helping reduce the time needed for first responders to help the victims of an accident.