On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 11:06 AM Peter Neale via Tagging <tagging@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > Where I live, we have an extensive network of non-segregated shared Foot / > Cycle paths, known locally as "Redways" (and they are surfaced in red > asphalt). They have thin metal bollards at all junctions with roads. I > think their purposes are: > > 1. to warn cyclists to give way before crossing the road. > 2. to prevent wider vehicles from accessing the redway. > > Most wheelchairs and mobility scooters for the disabled are narrow enough to > pass through the gap > > See https://www.dropbox.com/s/5tqz14niu7kpfsj/Redway%20Bollards.png?dl=0 > > In some places they are "fixed", but in many places, there will be 2 and one > will be "fixed", while the other will be held in place by a padlock. If you > remove the padlock, the bollard can be lifted by hand to (only just) allow > vehicle access. I believe that the fire service and local council > maintenance teams have the keys.
There are lots of padlocked removable bollards around here, keeping motor vehicles off the foot/cycle paths but allowing mechanized access for repair or snow removal. We also have some that block off a city street that's pedestrian-only but can be unblocked for HGV's on request if, for instance, someone is moving in or out (or, again, to plow the snow). https://images.globalindustrial.com/images/enlarge/VEI_PARK-P-108-FD.jpg is just one random Google hit on what they look like. They fold over to lie on the ground giving about 10-12 cm sticking up - https://images.globalindustrial.com/images/enlarge/PARK-P-108-FD_B.jpg - so you'll have a bad day if you try to drive over a folded one in a low-clearance vehicle. I tag them `bollard=removable` as at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6504546120 - have I erred? _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
