[Tagging] Warning traffic signs - Invitation to discussion

OSM user osm at fizik.spb.ru
Fri Mar 16 15:05:09 GMT 2012


"At least with the US versions, they simply indicate the presence of a
curve, not a particular additional danger" - so, I understand, that we
should think, that these US "curve"-signs are not analogous to
"dangerous turn"-signs in other countries, because they have another
sense.

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15 марта 2012 г. 1:28 пользователь Paul Johnson <baloo at ursamundi.org> написал:
>
> On Mar 14, 2012 2:58 PM, "John F. Eldredge" <john at jfeldredge.com> wrote:
>>
>> Paul Johnson <baloo at ursamundi.org> wrote:
>>
>> > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 1:32 PM, OSM user <osm at fizik.spb.ru> wrote:
>> > > You can look at these signs here:
>> > >
>> >
>> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Proposed_features/Traffic_sign#dangerous_turn_and_dangerous_turns
>> > > .
>> > > These signs mean:
>> > > *) there will be dangerous turn to the right
>> > > *) there will be dangerous turn to the left
>> > > *) there will be several dangerous turns, the first of them is turn
>> > to the right
>> > > *) there will be several dangerous turns, the first of them is turn
>> > to the left
>> >
>> > I wonder if these are country-specific signs or if we're having a
>> > failure in communication?
>> >
>>
>>
>> The USA uses similar signs, except that ours tend to be on a yellow
>> diamond-shaped sign, rather than a red-and-white triangle.
>
> Aah, so curve, sharp turn and reverse turn signs.  At least with the US
> versions, they simply indicate the presence of a curve, not a particular
> additional danger.
>
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