Hi! 2015-02-16 11:16 GMT+01:00 Kytömaa Lauri <lauri.kyto...@aalto.fi>:
> The width of the vehicle that could use the way can be wider than the way > itself, even if it depends on the conditions whether they're allowed to. > For an example, a way in a park might be, say, 2 meters wide, but if > there's just grass around it, a maintenance or construction vehicle or what > ever could use that way even if all wheels don't fit on the "intended" > surface (supposing the soil isn't too soft). Or a cycleway; the asphalt is > 2.5 meters (width), but if there's no guard rail, a police van can use it > even if they're wider than that (with mirrors included) - but if there's a > guard rail on one side and a hedge on the other side, the physical maximum > width could be just 2.6 meters (numbers off the top of my head.) > > Another likely case is when the width of a gate is, say, 3 meters (the > whole structure), but the gap between the sides is only 2 meters: width=3 + > maxwidth:physical=2 > > Less likely cases could be a road with trees next to it, such that the > road is 6 meters wide, but for a section the branches limit the physical > width usable for vehicles to, for example, 4 meters. Or a divider on the > pedestrian crossing limits the physical width of passing vehicles to x > meters, yet the road is more than 2*x wide. > > I haven't looked up if the maximum legal width sign refers to the actual > width (with mirrors etc) or to the width stated in the vehicle's > registration documents. Nevertheless, a road with a width of 2.6 meters > (e.g. a narrow old town alley or a courtyard entrance) may, or may not, > physically allow a vehicle with a width of 2.55 m + mirrors to pass. > Thanks for all the examples. > It's true that good example photos would be a nice touch to the > documentation. > That was the original intention of my question ;-) Best regards, Martin
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