[Tagging] highway=services

[John Smith]

On 28 May 2010 10:19, John F. Eldredge <john at jfeldredge.com> wrote:
> In Tennessee, USA, where I live, the Interstates (motorways) both "parking areas" (no services other than a place to park temporarily) and "rest areas" (with parking, rest rooms, soft drink/candy machines, and frequently local tourist-information pamphlets.  They may or may not have an attendant on band.  In other states, I have seen full-service truck stops in the center of the Interstate.

They aren't really parking areas in the same sense as amenity=parking
is, meaning you park your car and wander off to go shopping etc, they
are meant to allow you to have a rest from driving, and possibly to
use any nearby amenities such as toilets or bins etc.