No, those turn lanes are not traffic islands. Many larger highways in have
these specially marked center lanes that are used only by vehicles wanting
to turn off the highway. Here's a shot of one on a road I frequently use in
Eugene, Oregon

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5xpguslcp0wfcb3/center%20lane.jpg?dl=0

On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 6:48 AM, Dave Swarthout <[email protected]>
wrote:

> No, those turn lanes are not traffic islands. Many larger highways in have
> these specially marked center lanes that are used only by vehicles wanting
> to turn off the highway
>
> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 10:02 PM, Gerd Petermann <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> okay, thanks. I guess you don't call them traffic islands, do you?
>>
>> I fear I got lost because of the special cases ...
>>
>>
>> Gerd
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *Von:* Paul Johnson <[email protected]>
>> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 5. November 2015 15:57
>> *An:* Tag discussion, strategy and related tools
>> *Betreff:* Re: [Tagging] How to tag traffic islands ?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 7:41 AM, Gerd Petermann <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry, I am confused by these terms.
>>>
>>> What is a "center two-way turn lane "  or a "center common
>>> bi-directional turn lane"
>>>
>>> Do you have a picture ?
>>>
>>
>> http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/crwjPDmLeyFE3nmdbRAP1Q/photo
>>
>> It's the lane in the middle of the road that has solid yellow outer lines
>> and dashed yellow inner lines.  You slow down before entering this lane,
>> and just before you're about to stop, you move into that lane to pull out
>> to make your turn (or queue up behind other vehicles waiting to make the
>> same turn).  Not always identified with the white markings in that lane
>> visible, but always identified by the outer solid/inner dashed yellow
>> pattern (at least in North America).
>>
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