<div>I wouldn't include parking bays if the kerb is built out around them. Generally I'd measure the running carriageway, but include any central islands.</div>
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<div>The road I measured every 10m had widths varying between 7.7m and 9.3m over about 50m, with no change in lane markings.</div>
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<div>Richard<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 1:12 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dieterdreist@gmail.com">dieterdreist@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">2009/8/5 Richard Mann <<a href="mailto:richard.mann.westoxford@googlemail.com">richard.mann.westoxford@googlemail.com</a>>:<br>
<div class="im">> Interesting - I've measured the widths of most of the main roads in Oxford,<br>> mostly at quiet times of day (easy enough with a wheely device - I wouldn't<br>> recommend tape). I do kerb-kerb.<br>
<br></div>yes, that seems reasonable in urban context. Do you do the same if<br>there is parking lots along the way? In this case I would probably<br>measure where there aren't to indicate the width of the way (because<br>
otherwise - I was thinking of putting the tags to the way - you really<br>would have to split the way every 10 meters). I don't like the idea of<br>putting the width to nodes that much, as nodes tend to get moved - but<br>
maybe with more width attached to them, this would change and people<br>get more cautious. What would you measure out of town?<br>
<div class="im"><br>> My inclination would be to put widths on nodes, since they are measured at<br>> points, but that might not be too helpful for renderers. But I don't think I<br>> really want to break a way every time I do a measurement (I did one<br>
> particular stretch of road every 10m).<br><br></div>did you find a lot of differences every 10m? I thought that most<br>streets remain there width (for the "driving zone").<br><br>cheers,<br><font color="#888888">Martin<br>
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