[Tagging] Mapping larger Mini-roundabouts

[John F. Eldredge]

Philip Barnes <phil at trigpoint.me.uk> wrote:

> There are lots that have 2m diameter, 1m radius, such as this pair in
> Loggerheads http://goo.gl/NknP.
> 
> Have seen some smaller but can't place any from memory.
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> Phil
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> On 06/06/2012 14:26 Richard Welty wrote:
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> On 6/6/12 9:06 AM, Philip Barnes wrote:
> > Mini roundabouts are normally too small to be anything but round.
> >
> > I realise that we would use decimal s rather than fractions. But in
> most cases a guestimate of diameter in metres will do. Most will be
> either 1, 2 or 3 metres, using radius there will be a lot that are
> radius of 0.5m.
> >
> cars are typically 2m wide or nearly so. a 1m diameter roundabout
> would 
> be for bicycles and pedestrians, i should think.
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> richard
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It sounds like we have some people interpreting radius to mean the radius of the center island only, and some interpreting it to be the radius of island plus ways.  If the radius of the combined radius and ways is only half a meter, then we are discussing a footpath with a dot painted in the center.

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