[OSM-newbies] postcodes, housenames, speed limits

[Simon Ward]

On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 10:10:39AM +0100, Simon Ward wrote:
> > I was expecting someone to point this out. My take is that the root tag is
> > the the highway and it has a number of lanes, not all of them necessarily
> > used.
> 
> This also fits with the turn restrictions proposal where they represent
> logical/statutory restrictions as opposed to those that make physical
> access difficult.

I now also see the flaw in my comment, which is that lanes are mostly
just defined by markings on the road.  You are free to drive across the
markings, or zig zag across the road as people sometimes do. :)

Simon
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