On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 4:04 AM, James Mast <rickmastfa...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Well, in the US, I've just been tagging the 'ramp' speeds ( > https://goo.gl/maps/Bw8Is ) as a normal 'maxspeed'. I know several other > users here in the US have been doing it the same way. > Please don't, as this is confusing. Advisory speeds are not limits, maxspeed=* is the limit, not the advisory. > However, I wouldn't be opposed if we wanted to tag them as > 'maxspeed:ramp=35 mph', but only if we could get the routers on board as > that does help in the time estimates and also to harp a user if he's going, > say, 20 mph over the 'ramp' speed. > > Plus, while the cops can't pull you over and give you a ticket for > exceeding the 'ramp' speed (if they do, you can challenge it in court if > it's just a normal speeding ticket), they can however, nail you with a > reckless driving ticket/charge if you wipe out and wreck while exceeding > it. That's why I said we need to get the routers on board if we add a new > tag for the ramps where these signs are posted so they can continue to > alert drivers who go over the ramp speed (if that option is turned on). > Also handy for consumers like Osmand that might use this information to display a warning if you're coming up on something fast, similar to how it'll alert on stop signs audibly if it doesn't detect you're starting to slow down.
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