Do note that when used on benches, *forward* and *backward* are not valid values (which is what we are talking about). *amenity=bench* with a *direction=** key use angles and cardinal directions as values.
2014-04-12 14:46 GMT-03:00 fly <lowfligh...@googlemail.com>: > Sorry, forgot the link. > > Yes, it does make sense and is useful for benches and traffic_signals. > > Am 12.04.2014 19:43, schrieb John F. Eldredge: > > Since a node is a point, and has no dimensions, a direction tag is > meaningless. > > > > > > On April 12, 2014 12:20:26 PM CDT, fly <lowfligh...@googlemail.com> > wrote: > >> Hey > >> > >> As I had much fun with the last subject (noexit), I just can not hold > >> myself back to jump into another bee nest. > >> > >> I read on the wiki page [1], that direction=forward/backward are valid > >> values also for nodes. > >> > >> Could someone please explain me, how this can work. > >> > >> I only find some major reasons not to do that: > >> * You always have to look at the parent object to determine the > >> direction > >> * There is no editor supporting this tag when reverting a way > >> direction > >> * I am not allowed to split a way at this point which is another > >> unneeded burn and once again you need special editor support which is > >> not present. > > [1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:direction > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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