[Talk-GB] traffic island mapping / harmful detail?

[Jon Pennycook]

I agree - as a cyclist and pedestrian, I see the world differently to
motorists. It makes a difference to me if I can dash straight across a road
in one go, or need to follow a dog leg between two or more separate sets of
traffic lights.  Sometimes, such a crossing may have different types -
toucan or pelican for some parts, but uncontrolled for one part, which
would be impossible to map with only one crossing node.

On Wed, 31 Mar 2021, 15:06 Adam Snape, <adam.c.snape at gmail.com> wrote:

> I certainly split roads for staggered crossings. From a pedestrian and
> cycle routing perspective it is relevant to know whether people have to
> wait for one or two separate crossings.
>
> Splitting ways for simple traffic islands is a bit like mapping separate
> sidewalks along every road. I don't do it because it's micro-mapping which
> creates lots of extra complexity and hassle for little gain, but I don't
> think it's 'wrong' as such. Hopefully in the distant future we'll have the
> whole country micro-mapped.
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