On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Martin Vonwald <[email protected]> wrote: > 2012/5/15 Anthony <[email protected]>: >> ... in a roundabout >> entering traffic must always yield to traffic already in the circle > > That's junction=roundabout or highway=mini_roundabout -> right-of-way > >> whereas in a traffic circle entering traffic is controlled by Stop >> signs, or is not formally controlled > > That would be mapped simply as a way -> no right-of-way
There is right-of-way. A stop sign means "stop and then yield". >> What is this? >> http://www.yargerengineering.com/articles/images/Traffic-Circle-Woodruff-Place-Indy400.jpg > > Not a roundabout. ;-) Okay, so, for OSM terminology, a roundabout means 1) traffic goes in one direction; 2) entering traffic must yield; and 3) entering traffic need not stop (no stop signs). What about traffic lights? Is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Roundabout.bristol.arp.jpg a roundabout? _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
