[OSM-newbies] Pedestrian Crosswalk

[Nick Austin]

James,

A crosswalk is just a single node with:
highway=crossing
crossing=uncontrolled.

In the UK the orange flashing lights are just warning beacons, there
is no control of the crossing. The UK uses animal names to describe
crossing types:
Zebra crossing = uncontrolled foot crossing
Pelican crossing = light uncontrolled foot crossing
Toucan crossing = light controlled foot+horse+bicycle crossing

In OSM just add access tags to indicate who is allowed to use the
crossing, e.g.:
foot=yes
horse=no
bicycle=no

Nick.

On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 5:30 AM, James Ewen <ve6srv at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there a tag for a simple pedestrian crosswalk? The closest I can
> find would be what is called a zebra crossing, but this is described
> as an uncontrolled crossing, but then it describes the crossing as
> having flashing amber globes controlling the crossing.
>
> What about a painted crosswalk with no lighting? Here's a streetview
> link to the crosswalk in front of my house: http://tinyurl.com/ybk4t6g
>
> This is a truly uncontrolled crossing, which is very common in this area.
>
> This one links to a streetview of what I would consider matching the
> zebra crossing description: http://tinyurl.com/y8p4ex3
>
> Wikipedia lists a Zebra crossing as possibly being just paint on the
> road surface, and not necessarily having lights associated. Perhaps
> the description of a Zebra crossing in the example section of the
> Key:crossing page needs to be adjusted.
>
> James
> VE6SRV
>
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