<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto">(forgot to x-post to talk-au)<br><br>Hi,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The standard rule and the way that I map is to only begin a new way if there is some form a physical separation, so extra turning ways which can be completed with a box but are modelled as curves aren't following this rule (same goes for ways that start when lanes start rather than branching off where the physical separation begins).</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Whilst there are arguments like "it looks better" or "helps with routing/direction finding/navigation", these are not reasons to break osm, rather to improve software.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div>In the case of the<span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px"> </span><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/779286918/history" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px">Princes Hwy/William Rd</a> intersection, the residential road should be drawn straight through the intersection, with the right turn lane specified with keys such as turn:lanes and change:lanes.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">As for how to resolve with this user, probably affirming a regional consensus would be most convincing.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cheers,</div><div dir="auto">Luke</div></div>
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