- Include “Avoid hazardous area” as route options.
We have seen many drivers get into slum areas that are really dangerous, with many episodes of people getting killed when entering on those areas in Rio de Janeiro, for example. I experienced this on other cities in Brazil and, sometimes, I really avoid using Waze because of this.

Great news! The option to avoid high risk areas is now available in Waze. Install the latest app version to check it out.
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Vera commented
I think Waze needs to have a way to flag an area as a NOPE-zone. After my waze recalculated after a detour and led me through EAST ST. LOUIS in the middle of the night. That is a very dangerous area and I was scared! I wish there was a way to flag an area that I never want to drive through!
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Anonymous commented
היי , לפני שבוע נסעתי מקניון מלחה חזרה לבסיס , אני קצינה המשרתת בגוש עציון .
הגעתי למצב בו הוויז הכניס אותי לכפר אשר אם לא הייתי נמצאת על מדים לא הייתה כל בעיה להיכנס אליו אך בגלל היותי על מדים הרגשתי תחושת סכנה בכניסה אליו ולא ידעתי דרכים חלופיות או שזה כפר עד שנכנסתי אליו .
אמליץ להוסיף אפשרות בוויז לסמן את האופציה אני על מדים ובכך נמנע את הכניסה לכפרים גם בשטח ישראל ולא רק בשטחי A -
Jose Carlos Rodrigues commented
NÃO É IDEIA MAS COM O FATO SE TRANSFORMA PARA OS DESENVOLVEDORES ENCONTRAR A SOLUÇÃO : Já tive problemas com este aplicativo de ordem de vida onde ela mandava para lugar perigoso como favela, lugar hinabitavel , morro, domínio do tráfego e tantos outros em Goiânia, Anápolis, Fortaleza, Natal, RJ, SP,
Deveria e deve corrigi estes erros pq é caso de vida o bem mais caro da humanidade
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Anonymous commented
Locals can contribute the map so when it drives you through a "unsafe" neighborhood you can choose another way.
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Anonymous commented
There are areas that should be avoided due to security reasons. Let the user fill out this areas by themselves. It is not discrimination. In Brazil tourists die, even Brazilian tourists from other states, when they follow directions that take them through dangerous areas. Please listen. Garmin has this function!
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Antonio Cesar Lemos de Oliveira commented
The most throuble in our society is security. Many streets have security problems and this app would be sharing all information about this, showing the regions that have more dangerous.
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Giovanna commented
Estamos tendo muitos problemas com o Waze aqui no Brasil por conta de ele sugerir caminhos alternativos muito perigosos. Já houve vários casos de mortes em áreas de grande risco, como no Rio de Janeiro e São Paulo e, precisamos de soluções imediatas.
Eu mesma tive problemas com isso, uma vez fui a um endereço desconhecido e o Waze fez um caminho em que o bairro era muito perigoso. Fiquei com muito medo por não conhecer direito e acionei outro aplicativo que me tirou daquele perigo.
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Isabel commented
Muito boa essa ideia!
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Amaury Carlos Rezende commented
Gostaria que o Waze tive uma opção onde eu pude-se marcar, áreas, bairros ou rua das cidades onde eu não quero passar, evitando assim que ele trace uma rota passando por estes locais. assim evitaria a exposição do usuário a determinadas áreas da cidade onde o usuario não se sente seguro. ele trasiria a rota alternativa evitando esta areas pre determinas pelo usuario. como locais em que ele não deseja passar.
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Thay commented
Precisamos poder adicionar pontos de paradas ou pontos diversos ao
longo do percurso, e é importantíssimo saber áreas perigosas ou restritas,
exemplos comunidades de alto nível de perigo, como favelas do Rio de
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christina strausz commented
Please add the option "avoid dangerous/violent areas" such as slums or favelas in Brazil and in other countries It's urgent! People are getting killed when enter those areas in Brazil!
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Anonymous commented
Parece absurdo, mas devido a violência no Brasil (diariamente turistas são mortos por seguirem o waze e acabar entrando em locais dominados por bandidos), o gps assim como indica rotas com pedágio e sem, com balsa ou não, com ou sem asfalto, mais curta ou mais rápida... Vai ter que indicar rotas mais ou menos seguras de acordo com índices de violência!
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Fernando commented
The app always drives me to the Brazilian favelas in São Paulo. It is very dangerous. I don't want that happen to me the same that happened with that couple of elders in Rio when the app drove them into the streets of a favela and they got shot. Uber or Taxi drivers that follow Waze frequently don't know alternative routes, been vulnerable to assaults. The most frequent route I use is Av. Almirante Dellamare that connect São Paulo to São Caetano do Sul. This street has an average of 2 assaults per day in about 1 mile of extension.
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Anonymous commented
Not only the regular drivers use the waze app, but also the uber app uses it. Waze is today the best app for drivers so it has a large group of people using it, but it also mean that there is a large group in danger when the app suggest an unsafe route. In Brazil there are slums with drug dealers carrying heavy guns, which makes it extremely dangerous and the waze app is suggesting routes that didn't need to be taken by the drivers. I live in "zuleica brasil Silvia street" which can be easily accessed taking the "Manoel João gonçalves street" but the waze suggests an unsafe route passing trough a slum which have already put lots of people in danger since there are a pub in my street and everybody who tries to get there following the app ends up getting lost in the slums and sometimes facing the drug dealers. These people are in death danger. I really think it's very important to take this issue in consideration as soon as possible. Sorry for the poor English, thanks very much.
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Anonymous commented
Waze needs to better ensure the safety of its users. Waze has, on more than one occasion, taken me through routes that are known to have active KKK chapters. As a person of color, obviously, I'd want to avoid driving through such locations. Waze should take better stock and inventory of the towns surrounding major highways, such as Route 1 and Interstate 95 along the east coast, for example, to filter out portions of those routes that head through those kinds of towns and then propose an alternate route. There should be a warning about driving through these places if the customer chooses to go that way about the possibility of seeing offensive signs, bumper stickers, or interacting with such people should they need to stop for a bathroom break or to re-fill their gas tank.
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Anonymous commented
R responsável
Tenho notado q as funções rápida e curtas de me jogado em caminhos tento quanto duvidosos quanto a seguridade de minha integridade física e de mais passageiros sugiro q coloque outra função mesmo q fique mais longo função MANTER VIA PRINCIPAL acho q assim fica mais seguro principalmente no rio de Janeiro e outras cidades Brasileiras com auto grau de violência.
Aguardo soluções e respostas porquê assim vou ser obrigado trocar de aplicativo e não queria tenho passado muitos sustos com essas opções ok obrigado sem mais
Usuário waze
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Anonymous commented
Bom dia,
Depois de algumas vezes o WAZE projetar um caminho que passe po “Favelas, e ou Zona de Trafico de drogas”, além de
Muitos relatos sobre assaltos quando o trajeto projetado passa por favelas e ou ambientes perigoso sabiamente conhecido
Gostaria de fazer uma solicitação.
Que no configuração do Waze tenha um click para desabilitar percursos passando por favelas e ambiente perigosos. -
Anonymous commented
Yesterday I came back from my sisters house and wake took me through an Arabic town called Tirah. When I got in there i felt a sense of danger and didn't feel confident and safe in my own car. I would like it if you could add an option to avoid Arabic towns inside israel. Thanks