[OSM-newbies] Culdesacs

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Claudius Henrichs wrote:
> David Newman:
>> Just getting started with OSM and I’ve got a question about culdesacs.
>> I’ve come across 2 types of cudesacs. One is the circle type that is
>> completely paved over. The other is like a rotary / round-a-bout with an
>> island. Does OSM make a distinction between these two types and what is
>> the proper way to mark them as such in josm?
> 
> Assign to the last car highway-nodes (there mitght be a conituing foot- 
> or cycleway
> 
> highway=turning_circle
> 
> for the paved ones and
> 
> highway=mini_roundabout
> 
> for those with the island in the middle.
> 
those with an island in the middle are not mini_roundabout those are 
real roundabouts.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dmini_roundabout