On 26 September 2018 13:13:51 BST, Mark Goodge <[email protected]> wrote: > > >On 26/09/2018 13:00, Colin Smale wrote: >> On 2018-09-26 13:48, David Woolley wrote: >> >>> In that specific case (7.5T), which is the most common, it would be >>> hgv=no, as that is the defining maximum authorised mass for an HGV. >>> I'd consider maxweight, for higher limits. >>> >> Is a bus/coach considered to be a goods vehicle for these purposes? > >No, they're not. If there is a restriction on buses, it will be signed >separately. If it applies to all vehicles, irrespective of >classification, it will look like this one: > >https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4872708 > >> They >> are usually heavier than 7.5t. In the case of hgv=no then they would >> still be allowed, but maxweight=18000 might erroneously imply a >> prohibition of other vehicles as well. Some larger coaches can far >> exceed 18 tons. >hgv=no would be correct for the sign that Tobias linked to. You'd use >maxweight= for signs like the one in the Geograph photo, above. > It is unusual to see the no goods vehicles over 7.5 t without a plate underneath, most usually it will say 'except for loading' which we tag as hgv=destination.
The primary reason for these restrictions is to prevent goods vehicles from using towns and villages as through routes and causing a nuisance to residents. Usage varies Leicestershire has been very good at these restrictions, Shropshire has a lot to learn. It needs to start by declassify most B roads. Phil (trigpoint) -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
