[openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website] Scale bar in bottom corner too small to be useful (Issue #5114)

[VolkerRaab]

### Problem

Measuring distances on the map requires a scale. This is present in principle in the bottom corner given both in metric and imperial units. However, I find it way too small to be useful.
When I try to measure the distance between two points I try to zoom in for best precision which means that the two are in approximately opposite corners.
(Quick try: image width 1780px, scale bar 69px. That is not even 4% of the width or 3% of the diagonal.)
To estimate the distance I then have to guess whether it is more like 15 times the scale bar or more like 20 times. This frequently does not really help.
NB: google maps has the same issue.

### Description

The scale bar should be at least 1/3 of the image width.
Being in the bottom corner I don't see issues with it covering up more important information even when considerably bigger.

### Screenshots

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