[Tagging] test track tagging (vs highway=raceway)

Hakuch hakuch at posteo.de
Sat Oct 29 14:35:46 UTC 2016


but thats different to what is asked here for. One is for testing the
vehicles, yours for testing/training driver skills. Actually I dont know
if there is a tag for parcours of driving schools? Nothing mentioned on
the driving_school wikipage


On 25.10.2016 20:54, Jerry Clough - OSM wrote:
> Hi Richard,
> Not just test tracks. Your post instantly brought to mind the training track at the Police school outside Merida. I'm sure other Police training establishments must also have tracks designed for training of advanced driving skills.
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> My reaction is that this is a rare case where  I think the original tag still does the bulk of the work. Rather than split into multiple values (raceway, test_track, training_track), I suggest the way to go is to subtag with raceway=*. Raceway is already used a) for some of these other types of track; and b) also applies to motocross and other disciplines. I presume the preponderance of these specialised motor tracks are used for racing of one form or another; and that test tracks are only a small proportion. (I also suspect that driving at speed is often a part of testing and training).
> Cheers,
> Jerry
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>       From: Richard Welty <rwelty at averillpark.net>
>  To: "Tag discussion, strategy and related tools" <tagging at openstreetmap.org> 
>  Sent: Thursday, 20 October 2016, 16:46
>  Subject: [Tagging] test track tagging (vs highway=raceway)
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> i don't have a particular proposal in mind for this, just looking for input.
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> there are various tracks in the world that are not used for racing, but
> for testing only. major auto manufacturers have their own tracks, and
> independent organizations do too (for example, the US publication
> Consumer Reports has converted an old drag racing complex in CT into
> their own private test facility. likewise i believe there is a small private
> test facility on the grounds of the old Brooklands oval in the UK.)
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> what kind of tagging do folks think is appropriate for these?
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> richard
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