[Tagging] Dispute prevention: meaning of lanes tag

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

Am 27. April 2012 12:01 schrieb Philip Barnes <phil at trigpoint.me.uk>:
> I am not sure I would want to add a lanes tag where the width falls below
> this minimum, and would tend to prefer the width tag.


+1


> Whilst following cars, it has occurred to me that knowing their width would
> be a reasonable yardstick for estimating the width of a road.


for "regular" cars, 1,60-1,90 might be a good (European)
approximation, add ~25-30cm for 2 mirrors. Minivans (e.g. Mercedes
Sprinter) are around 2 m without mirrors, trucks are around 2,50).
http://www.mercedes-benz.com.cy/content/cyprus/mpc/mpc_cyprus_website/enng/home_mpc/trucks_/home/long_distance/actros_long_distance_haulage/Cabs.0004.html

cheers,
Martin