>We also have the occasional spot like > https://orthos.dhses.ny.gov/?Extent=-8283718.624472891,5242597.149663145,-8283317.927238801,5242833.029555047&Layers=2017_cache,2016_cache,2015_cache,2014_cache,2013_cache >There, we have an extra lane on the northbound side for the purpose of >getting by when the way is blocked by left-turning traffic
My case is almost identical to the above illustration, except to substitute the words "slow moving vehicles" for "left turning traffic". I reckon I could use the lanes tagging but like Kevin, I have many "other fish to fry" which is why I'm still looking for a simple one-tag-fixes-all solution. On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 12:22 PM Kevin Kenny <kevin.b.ke...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 2:22 PM Paul Johnson <ba...@ursamundi.org> wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 26, 2018, 12:30 Dave Swarthout <daveswarth...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I agree that those are two different critters and that using the > passing _place tag is not the best way to handle this. But, aside from > splitting the highway into lanes:forward, lanes:backward, etc., how should > such a turnout be tagged? That's the question that led to this thread. > >> > >> highway=slow_vehicle_turnout ? > >> > >> slow_vehicle_turnout=yes ? > > > > I don't think there's a reason to tag it as anything special beyond just > the usual turn lanes tagging, since it's the same situation as any other > "keep right except to pass" situation, just shorter. > > I *mostly* agree. > > Around here, the law doesn't say you have to use a climbing lane > unless you're slow-moving. That's unlike a typical multilane road, > where you are required to keep to the right except to pass. The > posting is different, too: "KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS" for an ordinary > multilane road as opposed to "SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT" for a > climbing lane. They're often striped differently, too: > > https://orthos.dhses.ny.gov/?Extent=-8246951.946404826,5277161.158511143,-8246672.174938101,5277392.55967092&Layers=2017_cache,2016_cache,2015_cache,2014_cache,2013_cache > is an example. (Uphill is to the west.) The resolution on the orthos > isn't quite good enough to show that the rightmost lane is separated > by a double broken line, not just a single one, but you can see that > it looks heavier in the imagery. That stretch is also signed that > HGV's, buses and trailers are forbidden in the leftmost lane. > > We also have the occasional spot like > > https://orthos.dhses.ny.gov/?Extent=-8283718.624472891,5242597.149663145,-8283317.927238801,5242833.029555047&Layers=2017_cache,2016_cache,2015_cache,2014_cache,2013_cache > There, we have an extra lane on the northbound side for the purpose of > getting by when the way is blocked by left-turning traffic. When the > way is clear, it's normal and expected to proceed through the > intersection on the main lane. By contrast, the extra lane on the > southbound side is striped and signed as a dedicated turning lane. > > I'd still ordinarily just use the 'lanes' tags and possible turn > restrictions. (If I troubled to tag traffic lanes. Ordinarily, I > don't. I have other fish to fry.) > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > -- Dave Swarthout Homer, Alaska Chiang Mai, Thailand Travel Blog at http://dswarthout.blogspot.com
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