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

[Warin]

On 12/1/21 11:19 am, Bob Cameron wrote:
> 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.


The difference between 'rest area' and 'stopping area' looks subjective 
to me.

Your call on what you create. If you consider it a 'rest area' then tag 
them as such.

A 'stopping area'? I suppose you could map them as parking areas... is 
there a formal time limit? Some rest areas have formal time limits too.


>
> 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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