[talk-au] Wrong way round the roundabout

[Franc Carter]

On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 12:22 AM, Ross Scanlon <info at 4x4falcon.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:50:58 +1100
>> Liz <edodd at billiau.net> wrote:
>>
>> > On Sun, 27 Dec 2009, Ross Scanlon wrote:
>> > > But it's just one more reason to use josm.
>> > In JOSM you can use copy and paste
>> > so I can draw one roundabout with 8 or 12 nodes
>> > then copy and paste that roundabout across where I'm working
>> > joining up nodes and ways then erasing the central crossroads
>>

I believe (correctly ?) that in general roundabouts don't have names
in Australia

cheers

>> Likewise.
>>
>> It would still be nice to have a tool to do it automatically or some way
>> to scale the circle size.
>>
>
> Fwiw, here's how I convert a crossroads into a roundabout in potlatch:
> 1) Break one of the roads where it joins the roundabout.
> 2) Start a new way at the break, click on the entry points of the other
> three roads, then back to the first road, forming a sort of diamond.
> 3) Press "t" to convert the diamond into a circle.
> 4) Press "r" to repeat the description of the first road onto the roundabout
> way, and add "junction=roundabout".
> 5) In turn, visit each of the roads, splitting them at the roundabout point.
> 6) Delete all the interior roads.
>
> It's a bit clicky but it doesn't take tooo long.
>
> Steve
>
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Franc