L2→L1 Unlock: Gengarriff to Kenmare (N71)

Hi all.

Upon driving from Glengarriff to Kenmare reciently, the speed limit being displayed by Waze was 100kph, however the speed limit along this streach is now 80kph. When I checked WME, the majority of segments are correct, however there are a few segments that are incorrect. Could the following segments be unlocked please to enable me to update the speed limit:

https://www.waze.com/editor?env=row&lon=-9.58150&lat=51.79394&s=640785685&zoom=2&segments=381786813

https://www.waze.com/editor?env=row&lon=-9.57214&lat=51.79861&s=640785685&zoom=2&segments=381786812

https://www.waze.com/editor?env=row&lon=-9.55009&lat=51.81188&s=640785685&zoom=2&segments=385035427

https://www.waze.com/editor?env=row&lon=-9.55009&lat=51.81188&s=640785685&zoom=2&segments=385035426

https://www.waze.com/editor?env=row&lon=-9.55017&lat=51.81188&s=640785685&zoom=2&segments=385035418

https://www.waze.com/editor?env=row&lon=-9.52528&lat=51.82716&s=640785685&zoom=2&segments=385035306

All unlocked! Please let don’t split the segments or join anything to them, otherwise it’ll be hard to find them again.

Will you update us when you’ve finished, so we can restore the lock level?

thanks!

++David

Thanks David. whoops…I did read about this somewhere:

Ah - how long since you were in Kerry? The area should remain editable by you for three months after you drive there.

++David

I was there about three weeks ago. I thought I read somewhere you can only edit outside your driving area for 2 weeks? I guess it’s over to you guys for ten updates?

Hm; odd that you lost editing right sthere already. I thought it was three months that the editing area lasted. Maybe I’m out of date.

Anyway, I’ve changed those segments to 80km/h. It looks like street view for that section of the N71 has been updated relatively recently (September last year) and it shows only 80km/h signs along there.

I’ve never been to that bit of Kerry - it looks beautiful. Maybe next trip in that direction (along with west Cork).

I added a few L-road numbers while I was changing the limits. Looks like that area in general needs a bit of attention - there’s quite a few private roads mapped as streets and so on.

Thanks for flagging this road anyway. I wonder if that section was ever really 100km/h anyway. When I set the speed limits for most N- and R- roads around the country, in many areas I assumed that any section that wasn’t near a town was probably 100km/h, so I probably got it wrong in a few places.

++David

This is what I found: https://support.google.com/waze/answer/6271080?hl=en

That’s great thanks.

It is - that section of road from Glengarriff over the Caha Pass is spectacular, I have both driven and cycled over it may times. In the times of staycation I would highly recommend West Cork & Kerry.

I’ll help as best I can in my limited capacity!

No problem - there was another road somewhere in Kerry where I came across the same thing, I’ll post the details when I find it. I remember it used to be 100kph a few years ago, I think it was revised when all the county councils were asked to review their speed limits.