[Talk-us] Weigh stations on Interstates

[Bryce Nesbitt]

On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Paul Johnson <baloo at ursamundi.org> wrote:
>
> Problem is, as we've observed on what's starting to feel like a weekly
> basis here, there are no rational national assumptions, when in doubt, tag
> it anyway.
>

I think we've also observed that more people map than fix: and

*any such rules embedded in the tagging will quickly become *
*inconsistent to the point of useless.*


 Everywhere else I've been, it either reverts to a highway parking area
> (midwest) or a public access scale (northwest) when trucks aren't required
> to stop, and when trucks are required to stop, access is still generally
> granted to the public to use the amenities available


There are three access cases for non-hgv's:  prohibited by sign, unstated
probably permissive, permitted by sign.  All three exist.
The common unstaffed weigh station in the American west has everything
locked up, it's either a rest area or the rest area is separate.
It's pretty useless to stop.

If it's a permissive rest area,* I argue it should be mapped as a rest
area.*
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