Here in Georgia (USA) I believe we call these types of lanes "passing lanes". But that's usually only in reference to the left lane. You generally stay to the right except to pass.
https://www.dawsonnews.com/local/gdot-remove-hwy-53-passing-lane/ Kevin On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 6:21 PM, Dave Swarthout <daveswarth...@gmail.com> wrote: > >You say "turnout". But physically, is it just an additional lane that > >appears, and (more or less) one is obligated to move right one lane into > >it if you're in the way? > > Exactly. I explained this several posts ago. It is an additional lane, > running for perhaps a quarter mile, sometimes longer, that any vehicle > which is holding back some number of other vehicles is obligated to use so > that those following vehicles may pass. The reason I used the term > "turnout" is because the signage erected by the Alaska DOT uses that term, > as in, "Slow Vehicle Turnout Ahead 1500 feet". > > I see polyglot is ready to add some sort of processing to JOSM's > PT_Assistant plugin if only we can decide what to call such lanes in OSM. I > think the term slow_vehicle would work just fine. > > Dave > > On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 12:11 AM Jo <winfi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> A few months ago bus_bay=left|right|both was voted. For me this is >> similar, albeit over a longer distance. >> >> extra_lane_for_slow_moving_traffic_to_compulsory_halt_to_ >> let_other_traffic_pass_by=left|right|both ? >> >> If you figure out which tag to use, we'll add it to the double split map >> mode of JOSM's PT_Assistant plugin. >> >> Polyglot >> >> Op wo 12 sep. 2018 om 18:49 schreef Greg Troxel <g...@lexort.com>: >> >>> >>> > Again, I emphasize, this is not a crawler lane or a hill climbing >>> lane. It >>> > is a lane into which one pulls over to allow faster moving traffic to >>> pass. >>> > In fact, Alaskan law demands that any vehicle being followed by 5 >>> vehicles >>> > must, at the first opportunity, allow those vehicles to pass. I doubt >>> > anyone has ever been ticketed for this offense but nevertheless, the >>> law >>> > exists. Alaskan highways also have hill climbing lanes that are signed >>> > "keep right except to pass". Those lanes are not the same as this one. >>> >>> Sorry, didn't get that this is not climbing lane (my fault). In New >>> England, extra lanes that one would associate with "slow vehicle" are >>> 99% on hills. >>> >>> > Perhaps "slow_moving" isn't the best term for this sort of highway >>> turnout >>> > but it does the job. >>> >>> You say "turnout". But physically, is it just an additional lane that >>> appears, and (more or less) one is obligated to move right one lane into >>> it if you're in the way? >>> >>> Do any routers do anything? An example of how the data would be used, >>> or how you think it would be used in an ideal future might be >>> illuminaing. Perhaps one's car computer could notice from forward >>> radar that there is obstructing traffic and query osmand and give you a >>> notification that the road becomes multilane in some distance, so you >>> can get ready to blink to get the obstructor to move over if they stay >>> left? In that case, I wonder about the difference between a change to >>> two lanes (perhaps because the row is wide enough and the long-term plan >>> is 2) and a specific place like you describe. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tagging mailing list >>> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >>> >> > > -- > Dave Swarthout > Homer, Alaska > Chiang Mai, Thailand > Travel Blog at http://dswarthout.blogspot.com > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > >
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