In the United States an unmarked crosswalk is usually legally identical to a crosswalk marked with painted stripes. Vehicle drivers and bike riders must stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk whether there is paint or not. In general, all places where there is a sidewalk on both sides of an intersection are an unmarked crosswalk, even if there is not a dropped kerb (curb). I believe this is a general rule, but it is certainly true in the western States.
On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 6:37 PM Mateusz Konieczny <matkoni...@tutanota.com> wrote: > 8 May 2019, 01:30 by nbol...@gmail.com: > > - Unmarked crossings are abstract "fictions" representing where an > individual might cross the street, marked crossings are identifiable from > imagery. > - Because unmarked crossings are "fictions", they are only suggested > places to cross, according to the mapper. In contrast, marked crossings are > "official". > > Just because mapping something requires real survey rather than mapping > from aerial imagery is > not making it fictional or unofficial. > > - Marked crossings are one of the few pedestrian spaces that can be > straightforwardly considered as a linear feature: it connects spaces across > a street. > > Typical footway is also linear. > > - Marked crossings tend to have legal implications, as you note. > > Unmarked crossings may also have legal implications (for example in > Poland). > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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