The reason why we have two different mapping approaches for mini-roundabout
and roundabout is that at least in one country (that happens to be the
birth-country of OSM) there is a clear distinction between the two with
different road layouts (see
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/222621/dg_191955.pdf
- pages 10, 19, 68, 95). Also on a mini roundabout you would expect the
navigation device to tell you "turn left at mini roundabout", whereas the
at the normal roundabout it would say "take the 3rd exit" (from the
roundabout).
At least for the UK (and maybe other countries that make that distinction)
we should keep the two different taggings.

As far as I know, here in Italy we have the two types of road layout, but
without any distinction in the road signs (horizontal and vertical)



On 4 November 2015 at 08:08, GerdP <gpetermann_muenc...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> voschix wrote
> > if you are talking only about your specific example, I would say that in
> > this specific case we have normal roundabout which has been adapted for
> > the
> > situation of the harbour area where the centre piece has no rigid border,
> > but it's certainly not flat. It seems also the islands in he roads
> > connecting to the roundabout have no steep kerbs.
> > I would map this as a normal roundabout.
>
> Yes, that's what ij_ (the mapper) did. AND he added a closed way around it
> with
> highway=mini_roundabout
> area=yes
>
> to somehow pass the information that this roundabout has no
> obstacle. I am looking for a solution which is less complicated.
>
> Gerd
>
>
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