[talk-au] Distinction between roadside rest and stopping area..

[Bob Cameron]

I have reposted this without the photo - awaiting moderator

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Warin and Ian,


Sorry I didn't  quite make myself clear...

Say an end user with a navigation GPS wants a place to stop away from 
the nearby traffic..

I have seen in many (mostly highway) places, sign posted or not, often 
paved "small" rest areas. They are only really fit/safe for a brief stop 
rather than a longer rest.

Attached is one of my (cropped) Mapillary imagery pics. Being wide angle 
its hard to tell but this is an obvious stopping point about 2 lanes 
width and 60m long. It was not sign posted nor was it opposite a farm 
gate or the like. It is not a slip lane for turning left.

They seem quite common on major highways in southern Qld and are well 
sign posted. The intention would seem to be for trucks that risk sinking 
in mud if they need to stop, but any vehicle is allowed. Unfortunately I 
don't know of any OSM examples..

My question is, do I create these as a rest area, something else, or not 
at all.

Ian, I tend to map toilet, picnic shelter, playground equipment 
separately to the rest area. I haven't as yet had to define a rest area 
as a campground even though I camp in them! I also encounter a lot of 
fee camping areas that have ablution blocks shared with public use, so I 
often add them separately. My "local knowledge" as such.

Tnxs much

On 11/1/21 2:46 pm, Bob Cameron wrote:
> Rest areas are generally where one stops for a while, possibly 
> overnight. Often has bins and is some distance off the road it services.
>
> Stopping areas are for a brief check of the vehicle, make phone call 
> etc and are usually just 1-2 lane widths of paved surface just off the 
> road.
>
> Are these both rest areas? I'd like some guidance on how to 
> distinguish between them if important.
>
> Tnx
>
>
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