[Talk-ug] Taxis, Buses, and Bodas

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I agree about boda boda stage. It should definitely be amenity=taxi.
The problem is though that the 'motorcycle' and the 'motorcar' keys are both keys to mark access restrictions. That's not exactly the right category (see here: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:motorcycle)

But again: boda bodas are quite easy. My question was more about minibus taxis.

Should they be tagged as "busses" (equals public transport in other countries) or "taxis" (equals individual transport elsewhere)? I think from the way they operate, they rather resemble busses. Don't they?



Carl Kigundu wrote:
> I see no problem.
> 
> For a boda boda stage I suggest
> amenity=taxi together with motorcycle=yes and motorcar=no
> 
> -Carl
> 
> On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 8:18 PM, - <JoMiBe at gmx.de <mailto:JoMiBe at gmx.de>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi everyone,
>      
>     I have an important question that we should all find a common agreement on. The question
>     is: How do we want to map public transport opportunities in Uganda?
>      
>     I know that in Uganda those mini-busses connecting towns are called "Taxi". This is,
>     however, slightly confusing since in Western countries a taxi is considered a vehicle
>     that you would temporarily hire for private use. In Uganda, I have come across he term
>     "special hire". So a what's a special hire in UG, is called a taxi in the UK, Germany,
>     and other countries.
>      
>     Mini-Bus taxis rather resemble busses in the West. Busses would usually do regular
>     routes with the opportunity for people to jump on and off at any stop. This is exactly
>     how mini-bus taxis in UG opperate.
>      
>     On the other hand, boda-bodas work like taxis in the West. They are privately hired for
>     a short time for individual transport.
>      
>     So my suggestion is this:
>      
>     Let us map mini-bus station (like the so called "Old Taxi Park" in Kampala) as
>     public_transport=station
>      
>     and Boda Stages as
>     amenity=taxi
>      
>     How do you see it?
>      
>     Blessings from
>     Jotam
> 
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