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<div dir="auto"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:cycle_barrier">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:cycle_barrier</a> proposal was recently approved<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">One of tagged features is barrier like <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Barrier2.jpg">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Barrier2.jpg</a><br></div><div dir="auto">tagged as cycle_barrier=single<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Another is following type of barrier, popular in UK:<br></div><div dir="auto"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Cycle_barrier_squeeze_image.jpg">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Cycle_barrier_squeeze_image.jpg</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Proposal had cycle_barrier=squeeze for it.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Unfortunately it appears to be a poor tag name and likely confusing.<br></div><div dir="auto">- cycle_barrier=squeeze may be wider than narrow cycle_barrier=single<br></div><div dir="auto">- very narrow cycle_barrier=single requiring squeezing is supposed to be<br></div><div dir="auto">still tagged cycle_barrier=single<br></div><div dir="auto">- defining feature of cycle_barrier=squeeze is that it is tilted, becoming<br></div><div dir="auto">narrower as height increases<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Overall this tag name appears to be confusing, with<br></div><div dir="auto">cycle_barrier=tilted as seemingly better tag name.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">So far it was used 48 times, so it is feasible to change this<br></div><div dir="auto">without bad side effects unlike with some poorly designed<br></div><div dir="auto">established tagging<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It was discussed in<br></div><div dir="auto"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Proposed_features/Advanced_cycle_barrier_tagging#single_vs_squeeze">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Proposed_features/Advanced_cycle_barrier_tagging#single_vs_squeeze</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">proposal author commented:<br></div><div dir="auto">"Maybe just start a discussion on the Tagging Mailing List and if<br></div><div dir="auto">there
are no vetos, just document the change on the Wiki pages?<br></div><div dir="auto">We also could
check if there are some newer uses of "squeeze"<br></div><div dir="auto">(mapped since this
proposal was approved) and inform the mappers<br></div><div dir="auto">about the change/change
the usage there..."<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">What you think about such patch for this proposal?<br></div><div dir="auto">Is anyone opposed?<br></div> </body>
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