The silhouettes version is moderately frequent with smaller older bridges, where spreading the weight out makes a difference. Pretty sure I've seen the California variant or similar on the east coast / New England too.
On Tue, Jun 25, 2019, 11:52 AM Peter Dobratz <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for trying to standardize on this. I've seen a few of these > maximum weight signs and was unsure of how to tag. > > From what I've seen in the United States, I've seen maximum weights listed > as both lbs (pounds) and tons (where 1 ton = 2000 pounds). > > In Portland, Oregon, I've recently come across the following following > text on signs: > > WEIGHT > RESTRICTED > BRIDGE > SINGLE AXLE TRUCKS > 50,000 LBS MAX > COMBINATION TRUCKS > 80,000 LBS MAX > > WEIGHT LIMIT REDUCED > ANY SINGLE AXLE 20,000 LBS > ANY TANDEM AXLE 34,000 LBS > ANY GROSS WEIGHT 105,500 LBS > LEGAL AXLE LOADS ONLY > > WEIGHT > LIMIT > 6 > TONS > > Reading this page, I see the potential ambiguity extends deeper than I > realized (short ton, metric ton, long ton) > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonne > > Peter > > > > On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 3:35 AM Mateusz Konieczny <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> How often weight limit signs other than plain >> "Weight limit X tons" >> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:MUTCD_R12-1.svg >> >> and >> >> R12-5 https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:MUTCD_R12-5.svg >> appear? >> >> Some of them are listed at >> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:maxweight#United_States >> but I am unsure is it case of something actually popular or rare >> curiosity? >> >> ----- >> >> I am asking as I work on extending StreetComplete by adding max weight >> quest for bridges >> and I want to support also USA-style weight limits. >> >> ---- >> >> PS StreetComplete is a bit different editor, available as an Android >> application - it allows to make >> a very limited set of edits, but all can be done by answering simple >> questions with no OSM specific >> knowledge necessary. >> >> PPS In case that somebody used StreetComplete and noticed some stupid and >> preventable behavior, >> reports at https://github.com/westnordost/StreetComplete/issues are >> welcomed (or >> within this thread if someone is unable/unwilling to make a Github >> account) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-us mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >> > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >
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