[Talk-us] Tagging "next exit" services

[Paul Johnson]

Alex S. wrote:

> Paul Johnson wrote:
>> return-to-where-you-came-from [sign] (at
>> state lines to send you back out of Oregon), etc).
>
> "U-Turn Route" - there are quite a few signed u-turn routes in 
> Washington state, too.  I have questioned (myself) whether these should 
> be explicitly defined in OSM.  On one hand, routing software should be 
> smart enough to figure these out on their own.

I should hope so...turning around to avoid a border is a fairly routine
maneuver, especially in northern Washington where for security reasons
you cannot make a left across the border line in many small towns,
thus requiring you to go all the way to the border and make a U-turn
at the checkpoint.