If there are actual poles and stop signs, you can only “board” at these places 
and at specific times, and the “driver” stays with the group from the first to 
the last stop, then yeah, I can see this as being very different from a “school 
crossing guard” which generally stays at one specific crossing and controls the 
traffic there. And under these conditions, I think the term “platform” as it is 
used in PTv2 does apply to the position of the poles.

 

From: Martin Koppenhoefer <[email protected]> 
Sent: Saturday, 5 May 2018 22:42
To: Tag discussion, strategy and related tools <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - Walkingbus_stop

 

 

sent from a phone


On 4. May 2018, at 22:34, Johnparis <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:

Please DO follow Thorsten's suggestion and follow PTv2, mapping the stops as 
nodes alongside the street/way (not on it) in the proper direction. Tag each 
one:

walking_bus=yes

public_transport=platform

 

 

is walking really a kind of “public transport”? Are we going to tag places as 
public transport platforms where people are waiting for someone else to 
accompany them for walking somewhere?

 

To me “walking bus” seems just a new buzzword for a service that has been in 
existence for a long time (school crossing guards) and that was never 
considered public transport until someone proclaimed it could be seen as kind 
of “bus” but without a vehicle ;-)

 

I don’t think it shouldn’t be tagged, but I don’t see it as public transport 
either, particularly I don’t believe we should use the term platform in context 
of this kind of service 

 

 

cheers,

Martin 

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