[Talk-us] User randomly adding speed limits across the US

[Paul Johnson]

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 6:01 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> 2014-11-30 4:09 GMT+01:00 Paul Johnson <baloo at ursamundi.org>:
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>> We have a similar convention in the US for doing that, though usually
>> requires tagging traffic_sign=maxspeed, maxspeed=?? mph in a few places,
>> since there's often multiple "steps" from rural speeds to town speeds when
>> entering a town or city
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> yes, that's what we do as well, but it is different in that these are
> explicit maxspeed limits, while a "city_limit" traffic sign is an implicit
> speed limit (we are using both, according to which signs there are). We'd
> also add source:maxspeed=sign / IT:rural / IT:urban / IT:motorway etc. tags
> on the way with the maxspeed to say where it comes from (useful in case the
> default implicit limit changes).
>

We just get crazy with it.  The two signs below tend to be common in
Oklahoma.  Entering most towns you see a sign similar to this one:
http://imgur.com/QhYtLhl

Entering most counties you get a sign that's printed in FlySpeck 3 font
that reads:

Unless otherwise posted speed limit
35 MPH
on all roads in Lincoln County
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