[Tagging] automated edits seem to remove crossing=zebra drastically

[Dave F]

'Zebra' shouldn't be use on the primary tag 'crossing'

crossing_ref was created for use within the UK because many parts of the 
rest of the world didn't understand what was meant by 'zebra'. It is, 
after all, a nickname:

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:crossing_ref

DaveF



On 16/09/2020 15:33, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
>
>
> Am Mi., 16. Sept. 2020 um 16:27 Uhr schrieb Dave F via Tagging 
> <tagging at openstreetmap.org <mailto:tagging at openstreetmap.org>>:
>
>     I thought the correct tag for this was crossing_ref. Have you
>     cross checked to see if they've been swapped instead of removed?
>
>
>
> crossing_ref is a different kind of beast, as some people use it to 
> tell whether there are zebra markings (can also apply to traffic light 
> controlled crossings).
>
> Frankly, I do not like the tag for zebra crossings, because this 
> approach requires me to set 3 tags (one of crossing=zebra / marked / 
> uncontrolled(?)  +, crossing_ref=zebra + highway=crossing, on every 
> zebra crossing while I could use 2 and be done (highway=crossing with 
> crossing=zebra).
>
>
> Cheers
> Martin

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/tagging/attachments/20201026/0a1d19aa/attachment-0001.htm>