I agree that it makes more sense to have a separate tag for the weight limit. I would also not be surprised to find certain roads forbidden to trucks over a certain length, or forbidding trucks with tandem trailers, because the road in question doesn't have room for a vehicle that size to turn around.
-------Original Email------- Subject :Re: [Tagging] tagging no truck access in US From :mailto:ascho...@gmail.com Date :Fri Nov 19 11:25:38 America/Chicago 2010 On 19 Nov 2010, at 8:58 , Pieren wrote: > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 3:47 PM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > The hgv-class is defined for vehicles over 3.5 t, if your legislation > has different weight limits I'd suggest to introduce a different > value/key and document that on the access-page in the wiki. > > > No, why ? If the min/max weight is different, then improve the "Heavy Goods > Vehicle" definition to local laws and don't create a new key saying the same > thing. This will simplify to live of editors, developers and data consumers. > Look what was done for primaries, secondaries, etc. They don't have a > different name just because the speed limit is different in each country: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_tags_for_routing/Maxspeed > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_tags_for_routing/Access-Restrictions fully agree, the legislation is very similar in US and Europe. just the weight limits differ. hgv is a generic term yhst we shouldn't use 3.5t. And in some countries there are 2 limits. one for small trucks and real heavy trucks ( around 7t). usually only the heavy trucks are limited. trucks above 3.5t need a different drivers license but are rarely limited for access. a tag like hgv shouldn't have a exact weight limit. instead a router can use the implicit limits defined by local legislation or aan explicit limit on signs > > Pieren > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
