On 2020-03-11 Wed 06:03, Alan Mackie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tue, 10 Mar 2020 at 20:54, Phake Nick <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 2020-03-10 Tue 19:47, Dave F via Tagging <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> > A platform is a platform, a perfectly flat bit of sidewalk isn't. >>> >>> +1 >>> >>> DaveF >>> >> >> In the sense of bus, sidewalk could be a platform because they are raised >> from the driving road surface. You can google "bus platform" and see many >> example of the word being used in real world. >> >>> > I'll buy into that for the ones with the special raised kerb that some > buses can get more or less level to, and for specially constructed ones in > bus stations, but not for an unmodified area. I suspect in many regions > it's barely higher than the road camber and despite the difficulty for > wheelchairs etc, wouldn't normally be seen as "raised" by your hypothetical > "average person". > > For me that Google search returns images that tend towards the "more > heavily modified" end of the spectrum, but who knows what sort of > personalisation they're running. > > -Alan >
I don't think a term must be familiar by general public to be used in OSM, people who know what it is understand the meaning of the term should already be sufficient. >
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