[Talk-us] [josm-dev] Relation editor support for north/south and east/west similar to forward/backward

[Paul Norman]

> From: Florian Lohoff [mailto:f at zz.de]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 2:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [josm-dev] Relation editor support for north/south and
> east/west similar to forward/backward
> 
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 03:57:40PM -0600, Ian Dees wrote:
> >
> > No, these aren't compass directions. They're the directionality of the
> > road. For example, this way is part of the I-94 interstate going west,
> > but a compass in a car driving on it would tell the viewer they were
> > pointing
> > north:
> >
> > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/39372612
> 
> So - North would be "straight on", east would be "left", west would be
> "right" in 99% of the other countries?

You'd have to ask someone with those other countries. That particular
way is part of the I-94 with role west, and you'd tell someone to get 
on the I-94 west, even if they're physically driving north.