Time dependent Speed Limits
We really need the ability to add time dependent Speed Limits for school zones or other times of the day where the maximum speed limit changes, this would not only help with navigation slow downs (which most school zones wouldn't affect too much anyway) but would also increase safety for drivers and pedestrians in the area.
If we were able to set speed limits during specific times of the day it would mean a popup warning for a changed speed would mean users would be aware and slow down and hopefully prevent accidents from occurring in this speed sensitive zones.
Please vote up if you agree, so we can get this added to the Waze map editor!!!
We plan to work on time based speed limits in the near future. In the meantime, make sure you’ve got the latest version of Waze for all the latest features.
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Elina commented
In Hamburg gibt es viele Zeitbegrentes tempolimit zum Beispiel 30 km/h zwischen 6 Uhr und 22 uhr. Wäre gut wenn es angezeigt sein würde, so Gerät man waniger in mobile blitzer.
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drady commented
2017, wow clearly school safety isnt a priority. How about just introducing POI optional school zones with visual and audible warnings. Then speed limit is somewhat addressed. Most contemporary gps has this now.
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GA_Patriot commented
Having grown up in a region where school zones are active from 6 am to 6 pm, and now live where school zones are active for two hours for school opening and closing times, people who are not familiar with the times for the school zones, I strongly believe in the need for this.
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Tim Fonshell commented
I do not at all understand how there can be time dependent turns, but no time dependent speed limits. They are critical for Germany, because they are everywhere.
They are specified for certain days and certain times. -
Jamie commented
In Ireland we have temporary lower speed limits outside some schools for 30 minutes before school starts and for 15 minutes at early collection (younger pupils) and 15 minutes at the later collection time (all other pupils).
We will soon be getting variable speed limits on one of our motorways (highways) which change due to weather, traffic, incidents, road conditions. I am not sure how Waze could deal with that in a reliable way.
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Sven commented
Like others said, in German cities these are everywhere. They most restirct to 30km/h mostly either at night (like 10pm - 6am) or for school (like Moday - Friday 7am-6pm).
These are litereally everywhere, we're really looking forward to this feature, as it is heavily needed! -
Garrett Popovich commented
This is becoming common in the US now as well! Especially in central Florida where there is a major plan to have a variable speed limit on some major roadways.
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Anonymous commented
In Germany we have speed limits that say 30km/h between 22.00 and 6.00 and the rest of the Day you are allowed to drive 50km/h.
In my mind it shouldn't be to difficult to include the Functionality to set different speed limits during specific times of day.
I think i speak for many Germans when i say that we are looking forward to it. -
Anonymous commented
I have a related problem in Germany.
We often have sings saying 30 between 22.00 and 6.00 and the rest of the Day you are allowed to drive 50.
In my mind it shouldn't be to difficult to include multiple Speed limits depending on the Time of Day.
I think i speak for many Germans when i say that we are looking forward to it. -
JacksonRHarvey commented
This would be a GREAT idea!
Also from Australia here, we have School Zones where the speed is lowered to 40km/hr during a few hours in the morning and a few in the afternoon.
I can see this variable speed limits being used in a huge range of situations. A fantastic ad-on to that idea is the addition of speed limits being varied during seasons. For example in winter, some of the snow road routes have their speed limited throughout.
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Grégory Feng commented
Really needed in Germany. WME must have this functionality
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Victoria Wilson commented
In Australia we have variable speed zones too, this would also enable reports on school zone speed variations
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Lisette Calis commented
I had a couple of fines before I found out that Waze isn't as correct as I thought it was.
On motorways in the Netherlands, you are allowed to drive 100 KPH in the day, 130 KPH after 19:00. Waze only tells you the speed limit for 130 KPH so maybe this can be a good feature to add.
Or at least make the speed limit 100, so it won't make you think you can drive faster while you actually can't. -
Caspar commented
In the Netherlands we have highways where during the day, you're only allowed 120 KPH, which is between 6:00 AM and 7:00 PM, outside those times the speed limit is set to the max limit (in this case 130 KPH).
Another example is in Germany (highway)roads sometimes during the day there is "no speed limit" and during the night there is (so reversed).
Adding this will help people know what the maximum speed is according to the time of day. Note this is not based on road-works, or temporary speed limits, but permament rules for the speed limits.
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Nathan Ward commented
The editing interface should permit the addition of time-based variable speed limits to the map.
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Job commented
In The Netherlands a lot of highways have time-dependent speed limits, and some have traffic-dependent speed limits. The fixed time-dependent speed limit (a lot have 120 or 100km/h during the day and 130km/h during the night) should be easy to implement. But an option to report live speed limits would also be great for the traffic-dependent ones.
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Steve commented
It will be great to give an opportunity to the notificatiaon about temporary speed limits. It should be an warn with the start and the end of speed limit. To this function is neccesarly an option: what kind of speedalert is the valid in a case of temporary speed limit?