Want to avoid getting another speeding ticket? Waze has started to introduce a speed alert feature which tells you if you’re driving faster than you should. This is rolling out starting today in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad, Tobago and Uruguay. More countries will be supported very soon.
Waze says that you won’t need to make any changes. If you drive faster than the permitted speeds, a pop-up alert will appear next to the little speedometer, letting you know you’re going over. You can also tweak the settings to alert you if you’ve hit the speed limit or only if you have exceeded by 5, 10 or 15%.
With these speed limit alerts, Waze hopes that it will provide a safer driving experience for all. All these are made possible by their community of Waze Map Editors that have been diligently populating speed limits for their local roads. With Malaysia being among the top 5 Waze users globally, we hope this will be rolled out locally soon.
