<div>Here is the page on maxspeed.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:source:maxspeed" target="_blank">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:source:maxspeed</a>
<div><br></div><div>this is the section on the signs that left me with the questions</div><div><br></div><div><h2 style="background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); width: auto; font-size: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; ">
<span class="mw-headline" id="Tagging_sign_positions">Tagging sign positions</span></h2><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
Practice has shown that it is generally useful to <i>additionally</i> map the positions of maxspeed signs. It is suggested to put a node at the actual sign position and tag it with</p><ul style="line-height: 19px; list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0.3em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1.5em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAANCAMAAABW4lS6AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAAZQTFRFAFKM////QIUK9QAAAAJ0Uk5T/wDltzBKAAAAGklEQVR42mJgBAEGokgGBjBGBxBxsBqAAAMACHwALd5r8ygAAAAASUVORK5CYII=); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:traffic_sign" title="Key:traffic sign" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">traffic_sign</a>=<a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Tag:traffic_sign%3Dmaxspeed&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tag:traffic sign=maxspeed (page does not exist)" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(186, 0, 0); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">maxspeed</a></tt></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:maxspeed" title="Key:maxspeed" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">maxspeed</a>=50</tt> for a limit of 50 km/h</li>
</ul><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">This procedure is really helpful for other mappers and for yourself, as it is almost impossible to not overlook a sign while mapping an area the first time. It is suggested to also map repeated maxspeed signs. <i>Please note that this procedure is an additional help for mappers and still requires to map the maxspeed limits on the way as well!</i></p>
</div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>There is also a section on the source, which I did not apply before, I used to only put a maxspeed tag on the way</div><div><br></div><div>examples</div><div><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
e.g.</p><ul style="line-height: 19px; list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0.3em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1.5em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAANCAMAAABW4lS6AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAAZQTFRFAFKM////QIUK9QAAAAJ0Uk5T/wDltzBKAAAAGklEQVR42mJgBAEGokgGBjBGBxBxsBqAAAMACHwALd5r8ygAAAAASUVORK5CYII=); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:maxspeed" title="Key:maxspeed" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">maxspeed</a>=50</tt> and <tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><strong class="selflink">source:maxspeed</strong>=IT:urban</tt></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:maxspeed" title="Key:maxspeed" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">maxspeed</a>=100</tt> and <tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><strong class="selflink">source:maxspeed</strong>=DE:rural</tt></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:maxspeed" title="Key:maxspeed" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">maxspeed</a>=130</tt> and <tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><strong class="selflink">source:maxspeed</strong>=IT:motorway</tt></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; "><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:maxspeed" title="Key:maxspeed" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">maxspeed</a>=50</tt><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> and </span><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; "><strong class="selflink">source:maxspeed</strong>=sign</tt></tt></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; "></tt></tt></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:maxspeed" title="Key:maxspeed" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">maxspeed</a>=30</tt> and <tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><strong class="selflink">source:maxspeed</strong>=DE:zone</tt> - Proposed by a majority on the mailing list</tt></tt></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:maxspeed" title="Key:maxspeed" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">maxspeed</a>=30</tt> and <tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><strong class="selflink">source:maxspeed</strong>=DE:zone30</tt> - Most used value</tt></tt></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; "><tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:maxspeed" title="Key:maxspeed" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">maxspeed</a>=30</tt> and <tt dir="ltr" style="font-family: monospace, 'Courier New'; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 240); white-space: pre; "><strong class="selflink">source:maxspeed</strong>=DE:zone:30</tt> - Second most used value</tt></tt></li>
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