Thanks for that mariner, and since we seem to be going into information overload on this one, here a great photo of the road itself! Notice how it is chopped into the rock all the way round the cliff where it isn't in a tunnel! http://www.panoramio.com/photo/8174254
Regards, Peter (Ito) > -----Original Message----- > From: mariner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 03 September 2008 17:19 > To: Peter Miller; talk > Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] A manic traffic regulation sign in Switzerland > > Peter Miller wrote: > > > > I saw this manic traffic regulation sign in Switzerland while on > holiday. > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterito/2824680130/ > > > > > > > > Other buses and lorries can only go up between: > > > > > that's wrong. the sign means says,that while a official transport bus > ("Postauto") is on the way down, it is forbidden to drive a lorry or a > bus up there. > so if your're there at such a time you only have to wait around 20 > minutes and then you can go up. but you have to wait, until the > "Postauto" is down the road. > > on this page is a picture of the reason, the road is to small for two > busses: > http://www.isenthal.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid > =27 > > and we are talking about this street: > http://openstreetmap.org/?lat=46.91423&lon=8.58794&zoom=15&layers=B00FTF > > if you want more picture, i could search some and upload them somewhere. > I know the area pretty well. But i never would drive up this mountain > with a bus or a lorry. with the car it's hard enough.. > > cheers mariner > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tal > > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
