[Talk-GB] Tactile markings at UK bus stops?

[Cj Malone]

On Thu, 2021-03-18 at 10:48 +0000, Russ Garrett wrote:
> I don't think the national guidance actually recommends tactile paving
> at bus stops. I suspect especially in London it would quite
> significantly increase the cost, and it might make streets a bit too
> "busy" given the density of bus stops in some places.
> 
> Incidentally some of the examples SK53 provided appear to contravene
> the national guidance on tactile paving - both the corduroy (general
> warning) and lozenge (LRT platform edge) patterns are specifically
> noted as "not recommended on raised bus stops".
> 
> https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/918353/tactile-paving-surfaces.pdf
> 
> Russ

The gov recommendations are interesting, as far as I can remember
Sheffield is full of the "lozenge" tactile paving, and the Isle of
Wight has basically no tactile paving at bus stops.

Looking at taginfo gb [1] it says tactile_paving=yes is actually more
common than tactile_paving=no. (67% vs 32%). However that's a bit
misleading as that includes crossings. So using overpass turbo in GB
there are 7398 nodes with highway=bus_stop and tactile_paving=no vs
1337 nodes with highway=bus_stop and tactile_paving=yes.

So it's about 5 times more likely to be tactile_paving=no. If people
wanted I'm sure Tobias Zwick would disable this quest here, but I think
it's useful data even though it is lopsided, plus individuals can
disable this quest if they feel it is a waste of time.

Cj

[1] https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org.uk/keys/tactile_paving#values