[Tagging] Feature proposal - RFC - hail and ride

Warin 61sundowner at gmail.com
Thu May 4 21:54:46 UTC 2017


On 04-May-17 07:58 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
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> 2017-05-04 6:14 GMT+02:00 Michael Tsang <miklcct at gmail.com 
> <mailto:miklcct at gmail.com>>:
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>     I have made a proposal for “hail and ride” public transport routes:
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>     https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/hail_and_ride
>     <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/hail_and_ride>
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>     From Wikipedia:
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>     Hail and ride is boarding or alighting a mode of public transport
>     by signalling the driver or conductor that one wishes to board or
>     alight, rather than the more conventional system of using a
>     designated stop.
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> Maybe the description can be more explicit regarding the stops. Are 
> there any kind of stops or signs, or can you ask the bus to stop 
> anywhere on the route on these segments? Around here there are a lot 
> of "request stops" in the country side: you have to waive when the bus 
> arrives or it won't stop (unless someone is getting off naturally), 
> but there is a pole with a sign at these places (often not more 
> infrastructure, i.e. no bench, waste basket or shelter). It would be 
> nice if you wrote something about this so that people don't confuse 
> these 2 systems (or is it the same?).
>
Hail and ride also occurs with trains.

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