> they use (pedaled) bicycles instead. These are called pedicabs... Yes, Indonesia has many of these too: we call them "becak," passengers sit up front on a bench, unlike in India bicycle rickshaws.
There are even "bemo" which are motorized tricycles, where the bicycle part (in the back) has been replaced with half a motorcycle, which I suppose are more similar to your motorcycle+sidecar ride hailing services. My plan was to propose "amenity=pedicab" for locations where you can hire a pedal-powered (or electric) tricycle "pedicabs" or "bicycle rickshaws", but I have not gotten around to writing up that proposal yet. > I think using "motorcycle_taxi" as a tag value would be confusing. Unfortunately, the English language terminology for these things is not very established, since they are not used in Britain or North America (except for the tourist pedicabs as mentioned), which makes it harder to pick a good tag value which will work everywhere. Are you aware of any alternative phrase or word which would be clearer? - Joseph Eisenberg On 2/20/20, Eugene Alvin Villar <sea...@gmail.com> wrote: > As a person from the Philippines who uses these "motorcycle taxis" (we call > them tricycles here and they are basically motorcycles with an attached > sidecar for passengers), I am in favor of having a new top-level tag for > these "taxi" stations. The reason why we used "taxi" here is that this was > the closest comparable equivalent tag for such public transport amenities. > > However, I would prefer a value that is something else than > "motorcycle_taxi" and that is because in some other areas, instead of > motorcycles, they use (pedaled) bicycles instead. These are called pedicabs > (but in other parts of the country, tricycles may be called pedicabs as > well) and are effectively equivalent to the traditional motorcycle > tricycles as a form of public transportation. The only difference is one is > human-powered while the other is engine-powered. > > Furthermore, we actually have "real" motorcycle-based ride-hailing taxi > services here (one such service is called Angkas: https://angkas.com/ ) and > I think using "motorcycle_taxi" as a tag value would be confusing. > > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 3:50 PM Joseph Eisenberg > <joseph.eisenb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I would like to formally request comments on the proposal for >> amenity=motorcycle_taxi: >> >> "A place where motorcycle taxis wait for passengers" >> >> >> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Tag:amenity%3Dmotorcycle_taxi >> >> In many countries, motorcycles for hire are much more common than >> automobile taxis. >> >> In these places, motorcycle drivers wait at stands, often with a small >> shelter, and they can be hired to take one or more passengers to >> various destinations. A fare is paid for a one-way trip. The passenger >> usually rides behind the driver. In some countries two or even three >> passengers can be carried on one motorcycle "taxi". >> >> Motorcycle taxis are also known as "motos" or "bike taxi", or by other >> local names, such as "ojek" here in Indonesia and in Singapore, >> "boda-boda" in Uganda, and "okada" in Nigeria. >> >> While some have proposed using amenity=taxi plus additional tags for >> motorcycle taxi stands, this is quite confusing for travelers who >> generally expect a "taxi" to be 4-wheeled motorcar capable of carrying >> 4 people and luggage. So a different tag is proposed to avoid >> confusion and more precisely tag these features. >> >> - Joseph Eisenberg >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> > _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
