Calum Polwart schrieb: > On Tue, 2007-12-25 at 10:23 +0100, Frédéric Bonifas wrote: > >> This is not a problem for emergency vehicules but for heavy vehicules >> and the proper tags would be maxweight= or maxwidth=. If this road is >> tagged with emergency=no, what will we say to the guy cycling this : >> http://michka.blog50.com/images/medium_italie_pompier_italier_1903.jpg >> ?! >> >> Frédéric >> >> 2007/12/25, Alex S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >>>> I cannot imagine a situation where I would tag "emergency=no"... >>>> > I've been lurking for a while so its time a chipin here's a couple of > examples: > > Some examples of where Emergency=yes might be appropriate (does yes = > only??): > Roads at major locations (airports, stadia etc) where 'normal' vehicles > can not access but emergency vehicles can. These will often shortcut > significant distances to an ERV > (Link to type of signpost in UK: > http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si2002/023113ew.gif ) > > Some small streets etc may have a specifically marked route called a > 'firepath'. Think of a street like a crescent the firepath is in the > middle of the crescent separating the two ends. Its illegal to use the > firepath normally but fire engines can use it to improve access --> > (Picture: > http://www.andypreece.co.uk/cycling/images/barfillan_drive.jpg )(would > be cycle=no; vehicle=no; emergency=yes) This restriction is kind of > shown on streetmap.co.uk > http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newsearch.srf?x=254250&y=664250&z=1&ar=Y&isp=200&ism=500&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=newmap.srf&ax=254125&ay=664435 > > > But not on > http://www.multimap.com/maps/?hloc=GB|G52%201BE#t=l&map=55.84928,-4.33172|17|4&loc=GB:55.85098:-4.33172:15|G52%201BE|G52%201BE > > While on 'our maps' its shown too well! > http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=55.85022&lon=-4.32831&zoom=16&layers=B0F > If you are a fire engine coming along Paisley Road West from the West > (which as it happens is where you'd come from!) you have to go all the > way to Jura Street to loop back - according to our map... Paisley Road > West flows at about 2MPH during the day (5MPh if you are a big red > truck with flashing lights!! so the time may well matter...) > BUT exactly for such *highways* we need a "emergency=yes" :) > Example of emergency=No: > there could be similar streets where the path is physically blocked > because there is an acceptable route for emergency vehicles. (whereas > this picture > http://ex-parrot.com/~pete/cycle/difficult-barrier2-thumb.jpg would be > cycle=yes, vehicle=no, emergency=no) a node with "highway=bollard" would be all you need here, IMO. But maybe you find a better one here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Proposed_features/barriers.
There is not really a need, for "emergyncy=no", but thre is all the more for "emergency=yes" or "emergency=designated". regards, mario _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
