In most if not all of the United States, the cars *would* be parked illegally: most places have a law stating that you can't park on the side of the road if doing so would obstruct traffic. For example, from the Spokane Municipal Code:
> It is unlawful for any person to park, or leave parked, a vehicle > upon any street or highway within the City unattended in a position > that it constitutes an obstruction to traffic -- Mark On Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:58:27 +0100 Tobias Zwick <o...@westnordost.de> wrote: > For the smart (the white car), the same rules apply as if it was > overtaking the parked cars, it may only pass once the other side is > free. > > The signs on the right say "no stopping", arrow to the left means "no > stopping starts here", arrow to the right means "...and ends here". > They are just there temporarily, there is some construction or > something like that. > > Maybe it is difficult to see in the perspective the photo was taken, > but actually none of the parking cars is parking there illegaly. At > the sections where stopping is forbidden, there are no parking cars. > > Tobias > > On 19/11/2020 23:22, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: > > > > > > > > On Fri, 20 Nov 2020 at 00:22, Tobias Zwick <o...@westnordost.de > > <mailto:o...@westnordost.de>> wrote: > > > > > > https://westnordost.de/misc/2or1lanes.jpg > > <https://westnordost.de/misc/2or1lanes.jpg> > > > > It is a residential road marked clearly for 2 lanes, so it seems > > obvious > > to tag it with lanes=2. But on the other hand, you'll notice > > that there are parking cars on the right side that effectively > > render the right lane unusable. > > > > > > So what happens when somebody wants to drive the other way - & by > > the direction those parked cars are facing, they must? > > > > Also, what do the signs mean above the parked cars - Red X & white > > left-pointing arrow on a blue background? Anything relevant to > > parking? > > > > Thanks > > > > Graeme > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tagging mailing list > > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
