[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - Tag:amenity=motorcycle_taxi

[Joseph Eisenberg]

Oh, here in Indonesia you can find motorcycle taxis (ojek) everywhere,
including in all the towns where bicycle rickshaws / pedicabs operate.

For example, all of the markets in my town have a pangkalan ojek
(motorcycle taxi stand) and a separate pangkalan becak (pedicab
stand), usually near the main entrance.

I prefer the pedicabs when I have luggage, since there is a nice wide
bench which can carry more cargo than can fit on a motorcycle, and
they are quiet and slower. But the motorcycles are faster, so if you
are in a hurry or have a long trip, they are the better choice.

On 2/20/20, Eugene Alvin Villar <seav80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 20, 2020, 8:28 PM Martin Koppenhoefer, <dieterdreist at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
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>>
>> Am Do., 20. Feb. 2020 um 13:21 Uhr schrieb Eugene Alvin Villar <
>> seav80 at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> The only difference is one is human-powered while the other is
>>> engine-powered.
>>>
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>>
>> IMHO, if we distinguish automobile taxis from motorcycle taxis, we should
>> also distinguish both from human powered vehicles. They may all fulfill
>> similar necessities, but from this "only difference" there are following
>> many consequences (speed, noise, range, etc.) so it would definitely be
>> worth make a distinction.
>>
>
> Just to clarify, these public transport services are either exclusively
> using motorcycles or exclusively using bicycles in a particular locale. As
> a commuting passenger, you generally have no choice whether you want the
> bicycles instead of motorcycles or vice versa. So the difference (human vs.
> engine) is a pedantic difference instead of a practical difference. That
> said, it is perfectly fine to use different secondary tags or subtags to
> differentiate between the two, just not have different top-level tags.
>
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