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Dangerous areas in Brazil

Unfortunately we have some problems about some dangerous areas... Another person got killed because of a bad route... http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2015/10/relembre-ataques-de-bandidos-do-rj-motoristas-e-passageiros-perdidos.html
I think waze could have an option to avoid these unsafe areas...

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  • Christian Ochsenius commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hi,
    I would like to know if we can send dangerous areas and activate them only in certain users.
    Is there an api to do it?

  • tomer a commented  ·   ·  Report

    The user should be able the define which areas he thinks are dangerous abs avoid them

  • Tobraham commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is an interesting idea but who gets to decide what neighborhood is "dangerous"? I can see this being abused very easily by flagging a neighborhood for the wrong reason.

    And what happens if your destination is in that area? Would Waze take you there?

  • Ingrid Kessler commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please make this available in all countries. Waze takes people off main roads onto very dark and isolated back roads just to save one mile or a few minutes in travel. There should be an option to stay on well lit, well populated roads for safety.

  • Fernando Plascencia commented  ·   ·  Report

    This feature is already implemented in some countries like Brazil.
    Mexico should definitely be in the list.

  • Lopes DL commented  ·   ·  Report

    That would definitely be nice, not only in Brazil. I´ve been using Waze in Detroit and the rout it suggested back to the hotel took me to streets with barely no street lights, few houses, even fewer people and although driving with 3 other guys on the car, I confess I was deeply scared...

  • Peter commented  ·   ·  Report

    10/27/20. After watching Philadelphia riots and looting in the news right now, I would like the option to avoid ‘high risk’ or dangerous situations. It should be real time events AND overall crime statistics.
    I have driven in nyc, Brooklyn, Bronx/hunts point, philly, Baltimore, and Atlanta. There are more than a few places where my first thought is WTF. Don’t make us regret using waze.

  • Gustavo Mendoza commented  ·   ·  Report

    Avoid dangerous routes

    Ir would great and option to avoid dangerous routes.

    In México City matters more to spend 5 or 10 minutes in a save Street than going though dangerous neighborhoods just to gain 5 minutes

  • Ivette commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is an excellent idea, but not just for Brazil. The US can use this as well. Thanks for working on this. It could save lives.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    I agree, I would like the option to avoid bad towns in my area.

  • Ondra Ludva commented  ·   ·  Report

    in Germany cities have "Umwelt zone" = dirver can¨t go (via) there without ticket - I would call them ie. "Bueno Aires bravest".. So this is existing Waze feature, only someone (Map Editor) need to maintain data.

  • Sergio commented  ·   ·  Report

    Thank You very Much Waze ! ! ! Really ! ! thank you !!

  • Lukas commented  ·   ·  Report

    Did anyone try to contact your local Waze Map Editor community about this? Danger areas could be be marked in the map or streets there changed to "private" so that transit traffic will avoid these.

  • Ted commented  ·   ·  Report

    Use a crime map to plot routes that avoid high crime areas such as the hood.

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