[OSM-newbies] roundabout at end of streets

Russell Phillips russ at phillipsuk.org
Thu Aug 9 08:44:39 BST 2007


On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 02:50 +0100, Christopher Woods wrote:
> To my mind that's a roundabout, but I think logically it'd be
> classified as a cul-de-sac because there's only one way out... The way
> you came.
>  
> I guess what would settle it is - is it like a roundabout insofar as
> you could theoretically drive in a perfect, unbroken circle around its
> circumference, with a separate island in the middle, or is it just
> basically an enlarged hairpin-style corner with grass in the middle?
> If it's the former, I'd go with roundabout.

Don't forget that roundabout implies oneway=true. I'd only go with
roundabout if it's one-way.

Russ






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