[Tagging] Concrete vs concrete:plates should we simplify?

[Timeo Gut]

On 2022-09-16 19:51, Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging wrote:
>
>     What's the goal of differentiating concrete vs concrete:plates anyway?
>
> To detect/mark places where you will be very likely hit with
> "thump thump" when driving on them.
>
> Obnoxious especially to cyclist.
>
> smoothness can sort of tag this, but it is kind of special problem.

This distinction does not work globally. In large parts of the world 
regular concrete roads (continuously-poured steel-reinforced) have the 
"thump thump" experience too due to transverse contraction joints that 
are being cut into the concrete after curing.

The wiki recommends to tag such new concrete roads as 
smoothness=excellent, but with above-mentioned construction method it 
seems preferable to map them as smoothness=good to account for the 
significantly less smooth surface compared to new asphalt.
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