On 6/15/14 1:22 PM, André Pirard wrote: > On 2014-06-15 17:07, Andreas Goss wrote : >> So I got a bit of work done with the WikiProject Emergency Cleanup, >> but now I'm not really sure about emergency access. >> >> - Is there a difference between service=emergency_access, >> access=emergency and emergency=yes(on roads)? > As I recall my readings without reviewing them, > > * there is a strange situation with access=emergency because there is > IMHO no GPS setting for emergency vehicles to follow. They would > certainly not rely on them anyway if OSM people laugh at people who > believe in OSM GPS and hence at themselves. one of my goals for my Emergency Services project is a plugin for OsmAnd that would actually use these access tags. > And emergency vehicles > are prone to disregard traffic rules anyway, who would blame for > carefully doing that people who save lives and sometimes risk their > lives for us, actually, at least around here, emergency vehicles are very reluctant to ignore restrictions even though by NYS law they may legally do so; they are very aware of the potential risks involved in ignoring them. i base this opinion on the many discussions i have had with fire fighters and fire chiefs over the past several years on this very topic.
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