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<p>I also liked the traffic_sign=variable, but now I think</p>
<p>we have to separate those traffic_signs from pure informational</p>
<p>displays showing e.g. temperature, wind, or other weather conditions, as well <br>
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<p>as traffic status (traffic jam, tunnel closed,free parking places and so on)</p>
<p>from those which will always show a speed limit. </p>
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<p>I think the first group is not a traffic_sign=*, it is information=*</p>
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<p>For the 2nd group traffic_sign=* is appropriate, maybe like this?</p>
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<p>traffic_sign=speed_limit</p>
<p>speed_limit=variable<br>
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<p>AFAIK, in Germany, those traffic_signs are only used on major <br>
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<p>roads (motorways, maybe trunks).</p>
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<p>Gerd<br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>Von:</b> John Eldredge <john@jfeldredge.com><br>
<b>Gesendet:</b> Montag, 2. November 2015 02:13<br>
<b>An:</b> Tag discussion, strategy and related tools<br>
<b>Betreff:</b> Re: [Tagging] How to tag a "overhead electronic display" ?</font>
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<p style="margin:0 0 1em 0; color:black">That sounds reasonable.</p>
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On October 29, 2015 4:03:49 AM Paul Johnson <baloo@ursamundi.org> wrote:</p>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 3:57 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer <span dir="ltr">
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<div dir="ltr">I think we'd have to invent a tag. I only know them to be called a "programmable changeable message sign", so I'd probably tag it traffic_sign=pcms</div>
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</span>please, let's continue to avoid abbreviations. "pcms" is cryptic to me and likely to many others too.
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<div class="gmail_extra">Wikipedia has an article about them called "variable-message sign" (IMHO sounds slightly nicer, leads to a shorter value and includes "non-programmable" signs: traffic_sign=variable-message_sign, even if the hyphen-underscore mix might
lead to minor tagging inconsistencies). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable-message_sign" target="_blank">
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable-message_sign</a><br>
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<div class="gmail_extra">The article also states that a common name in the UK is "matrix_sign" (is ok as well, focusing more on the physical aspect than on the function).<br>
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<div> How about <font face="monospace, monospace">traffic_sign=variable</font>?</div>
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