[Tagging] Deprecating mini_roundabout

[Paul Allen]

On Wed, 23 Oct 2019 at 13:59, Mateusz Konieczny <matkoniecz at tutanota.com>
wrote:

>
> 23 Oct 2019, 14:54 by richard at systemed.net:
>
>
> It is, pretty much. Plus a few in places heavily influenced by British
> practice (Ireland and Hong Kong), and also France as Philip says.
>
> And in Poland, though without special
> legal implications - the same traffic rules
> apply as in usual roundabout.
>

That's fine.  A mini roundabout is not just about size, low central island,
and number of
exits but also about legislation.  A Polish roundabout could look identical
to a UK mini
roundabout yet have legal restrictions that match an "ordinary" Polish
roundabout.  That's
fine.  It doesn't have to just walk like a duck and quack like a duck, it
also has to have a
sign round its neck saying "I'm a duck."

> I think the best suggestion in this case would be to update the
> documentation, particularly in translated pages, clarifying that the tag is
> intended for the formal mini-roundabout design as found in the UK, Ireland,
> France etc., and not for any flat roundabout.
>
> I disagree with such approach for Poland.
>

Now I'm confused.  Richard suggested updating the documentation to explain
that
a mini roundabout is more than just physical characteristics but also about
traffic
regulations:  that in certain countries things that look physically like
mini roundabouts
are merely small ordinary roundabouts; and that only in certain countries
(which
excludes Poland) are things that look like mini roundabouts actually mini
roundabouts.
Why would you disagree with that?

-- 
Paul
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