Hallo, I saw that you update the wiki with the link. Before I sign up to that website to download that pdf... Are there images that show this? I read the text but am lacking the imagination...
Are other traffic_calming options mentioned and missing in the wiki? On 4 February 2020 4:20:16 pm AEDT, Alex Sims <a...@softgrow.com> wrote: >Hi, > >I obviously hang around with the wrong type of people, council people, >traffic engineers, community groups etc. It’s a commonly used term, >particularly in Local Government. To quote Austroads guide to Local >Area Traffic Management, >https://austroads.com.au/publications/traffic-management/agtm08/selection-of-latm-devices/horizontal-deflection-devices/driveway-links >(free but registration required) > >“Description of driveway links > >Driveway links take the form of a single‑lane two-way meandering road >extending over the length of two or more property frontages. They are >an extended form of a slow point that generally provides a greater >visual and physical impact on the street and the amount of traffic >using it. Passing points may be required along the link if it is either >very long or it is curved such that approaching drivers cannot see to >the far end. Driveway links are particularly effective in reducing >through traffic. Consideration needs to be given to maintaining >drainage paths and providing bypasses for bicycles where possible”. > >A chicane is something you’ll find on a racetrack, best not to get them >confused. > >Alex > > >From: Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> >Date: Tuesday, 4 February 2020 at 1:34 pm >To: "talk-au@openstreetmap.org" <talk-au@openstreetmap.org> >Subject: Re: [talk-au] traffic_calming=choker and table > >On 4/2/20 8:23 am, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: >Yep, choked_table sounds good. > >From that wiki page, though, I notice that a chicane is "Called a >driveway link in Australia"? Maybe so, but for 40+ years of driving in >Australia, I've only ever known them as chicanes! > > > >Who calls a chicane a "driveway link'??? Not I. > > > >Arr Alex Sims in South Australia added it .. message sent.
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