I’d like to propose a new community-reportable hazard feature for Waze specific to South Africa’s growing road safety issue.

Over the past few years, there has been a serious increase in criminal incidents involving metal spikes being placed on roads especially on poorly lit highways and rural routes at night. Criminals use these spikes to cause tire blowouts or immobilize vehicles, forcing drivers to stop and then robbing or attacking them.

Why Waze Users Need This:
Many Waze drivers rely on Waze to avoid police traps, traffic, and accidents. Being able to mark or receive warnings about known “spiking hotspots” or recent spike incidents would save lives and prevent violent crime.

Just like the current “Police ahead”, “Crash”, or “Hazard on road” alerts, this would help users make safer driving decisions—especially at night.

Suggested Feature Name:
“Spike Alert” or “Road Spiking Hotspot”

Suggested Functionality:
Allow Wazers to report a “Spike Incident” or “Spiking Risk Area”, similar to other hazard types.

Allow for time-sensitive alerts (eg. higher visibility at night) since most spike incidents happen after dark.