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I believe the "official" name for these (at least in the UK) is an "A-frame" barrier. The name deriving from the resemblance to the capital case letter A. </div>
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E.g. <a href="http://www.kbarriers.co.uk/a-frame-barrier/">http://www.kbarriers.co.uk/a-frame-barrier/</a></div>
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I think they're actually designed to prevent motor cycle access and their use is now discouraged on cycle routes e.g., </div>
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<a href="https://www.cycling-embassy.org.uk/dictionary/access-barrier">https://www.cycling-embassy.org.uk/dictionary/access-barrier</a><br>
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(more problematically, they can also present an access problem for wheelchair users which is worse than for cyclists who can normally just dismount).</div>
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Perhaps cycle_barrier=a_f<span style="font-size: 12pt;">rame would be better? But then again, it seems it is often not technically a cycle barrier, it's a motor cycle barrier...</span></div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg"><strong>From:</strong> Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging <tagging@openstreetmap.org><br>
<strong>Sent:</strong> Monday, 18 October 2021, 20:26<br>
<strong>To:</strong> Tag discussion, strategy and related tools<br>
<strong>Cc:</strong> Mateusz Konieczny<br>
<strong>Subject:</strong> [Tagging] Adjust proposal: cycle_barrier=squeeze to cycle_barrier=tilted<br>
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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>
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<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>
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<div dir="auto">tagged as cycle_barrier=single<br>
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<div dir="auto">Another is following type of barrier, popular in UK:<br>
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<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>
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<div dir="auto">Proposal had cycle_barrier=squeeze for it.<br>
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<div dir="auto">Unfortunately it appears to be a poor tag name and likely confusing.<br>
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<div dir="auto">- cycle_barrier=squeeze may be wider than narrow cycle_barrier=single<br>
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<div dir="auto">- very narrow cycle_barrier=single requiring squeezing is supposed to be<br>
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<div dir="auto">still tagged cycle_barrier=single<br>
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<div dir="auto">- defining feature of cycle_barrier=squeeze is that it is tilted, becoming<br>
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<div dir="auto">Overall this tag name appears to be confusing, with<br>
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<div dir="auto">cycle_barrier=tilted as seemingly better tag name.<br>
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<div dir="auto">So far it was used 48 times, so it is feasible to change this<br>
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<div dir="auto">without bad side effects unlike with some poorly designed<br>
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<div dir="auto">It was discussed in<br>
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<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>
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<div dir="auto">proposal author commented:<br>
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<div dir="auto">"Maybe just start a discussion on the Tagging Mailing List and if<br>
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<div dir="auto">there are no vetos, just document the change on the Wiki pages?<br>
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<div dir="auto">We also could check if there are some newer uses of "squeeze"<br>
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<div dir="auto">(mapped since this proposal was approved) and inform the mappers<br>
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<div dir="auto">about the change/change the usage there..."<br>
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<div dir="auto">What you think about such patch for this proposal?<br>
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<div dir="auto">Is anyone opposed?<br>
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