[Tagging] highway=services & "Road Stations" - subtag requested.

[Mark Wagner]

On Wed, 25 Jan 2017 12:58:39 +0000
Andy Townsend <ajt1047 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 25/01/2017 12:28, tomoya muramoto wrote:
> > I think "Michi-no-eki" is not a kind of highway=services,
> > because usually it does not have a car specific service, like a gas 
> > station or a car maintainance.
> >
> > A typical Michi-no-eki has
> > * local food shop
> > * cafe
> > * tourist information
> > * 24/7 parking and toilet  
> 
> In English, I'd call that a "rest area", personally.

In American, I'd call that a "travel plaza" (one with limited
services, since it doesn't have fuel). A "rest area" would have
parking, toilets, probably some picnic tables, usually a state highway
map, and perhaps a vending machine or two.

-- 
Mark