[Tagging] Non-orthogonal crossing=* tag proposals: crossing=marked/unmarked vs crossing:markings=yes/no

[Nick Bolten]

Well, now I'm having trouble finding any real regulations saying so, so
take that with a grain of salt. I think someone from Austin, TX told me
that once...

I believe the primary stated purpose of bars on a crosswalk is increased
visibility to cars.

On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 5:32 PM Jmapb <jmapb at gmx.com> wrote:

> On 5/24/2019 8:13 PM, Nick Bolten wrote:
> > I do believe that in at least some parts of Texas, zebra crossings
> > have some additional legal/right-of-way implications. In this case,
> > when I say zebra, I mean the diagonal stripes enclosed by parallel
> > lines that outline the crossing.
>
> Right, same -- stripes, not zebra in the crossing_ref=zebra sense.
>
> So if they question is "do stripes on a crossing in the USA mean
> anything at all, versus just painted bars?" and the answer is "yes, in
> Texas" then thanks, I've learned something today.
>
> J
>
>
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