Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com> wrote: > Am 20. April 2012 14:21 schrieb Philip Barnes <p...@trigpoint.me.uk>: > > I think Wikipedia is very wrong on that one, and we really should > not > > follow it. > > > +1, we might even think of correcting it in WP. > > > > To give the impression that you will get fuel, food or drink at a > rest > > area is misleading. A rest area is a place to stop (to rest), that > may > > have a WC, picnic tables, somewhere maybe to set up a barbeque but > no > > 'services' are available. > > > > At a service area you can also get fuel, there will be a shop and > > cafeteria/restaurants. > > > +1, it is the same situation in Germany, Italy and probably mostly > anywhere. > > Cheers, > Martin > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
In the USA, you have the same distinction between service areas and rest areas. In addition, there will sometimes be "parking areas", meaning that there will be a parking lot but no restrooms or other amenities. Fortunately, "parking areas" are rare. -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
