Hi Richard, On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 04:41:57AM -0700, Richard Fairhurst wrote: > > You would expect (as you see a roundabout sign) to get instructions to > > take the n.th exit. > > What? No. No. You wouldn't. > > Mini-roundabouts are almost always at junctions with only three or four > exits. The Government guidance explicitly states so > (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/561491/mini-roundabouts-report.pdf, > para 3.9). > > Any UK driver would expect their satnav to say "turn left" or "straight on" > at a mini-roundabout, not "take the first exit". > > Could I suggest that you refrain from tag-fiddling on a subject where you > clearly have no experience?
The point is that people (as i have sent in the example) currently see the only difference to be that a mini_roundabout can be traversed in the center. So - as in my example - somebody changed a clear roundabout to a mini_roundabout with 7 exits just because its flat in the middle. And they expect to get the same navaids. So either - their understanding is wrong, the documentation is unclear or there is no differentiation which is proper. I assumed (for 12+ years i am doing OSM) that a mini_roundabout is just a small roundabout where trucks for example can traverse the center. You corrected this assumption now. I have never personally used the mini_roundabout. A question which arises for me now - Why is it called roundabout when there is no roundabout - when its just a junction. Isnt that a bit misleading? Probably this is just some english non native speaker problem. I'd expect a roundabout (either mini or not) to produce nav aids in the format of "take the n.th exit" not something "left at the next junction" From the document you mention i have the feeling that that is a British special. We dont have anything like that in the German StVO - Either its a Roundabout sign (Zeichen 215) or not. No differentiation whether the center may be traversed (Except that if you do unneeded you get a ticket) Flo -- Florian Lohoff [email protected] UTF-8 Test: The 🐈 ran after a 🐁, but the 🐁 ran away
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