[Talk-us] Typical maxweight signs in USA? (editor developmnent question)

[Mateusz Konieczny]

25 Jun 2019, 17:47 by peter at dobratz.us:

> Thanks for trying to standardize on this.  I've seen a few of these maximum weight signs and was unsure of how to tag.
>
> From what I've seen in the United States, I've seen maximum weights listed as both lbs (pounds) and tons (where 1 ton = 2000 pounds).
>
> In Portland, Oregon, I've recently come across the following following text on signs:
>
> WEIGHT
> RESTRICTED
> BRIDGE
> SINGLE AXLE TRUCKS
> 50,000 LBS MAX
> COMBINATION TRUCKS
> 80,000 LBS MAX
>
maxweight:hgv_articulated=80000 lbs (?)
???? = 50000 lbs

> WEIGHT LIMIT REDUCED
> ANY SINGLE AXLE 20,000 LBS
> ANY TANDEM AXLE 34,000 LBS
> ANY GROSS WEIGHT 105,500 LBS
> LEGAL AXLE LOADS ONLY
>
maxweightrating=80000 lbs
maxaxleload=20000 lbs
but how to express tandem axle part?

I hunted down example image and uploaded to
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trb2014_pooledfund_update_fig03.jpg <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trb2014_pooledfund_update_fig03.jpg>
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:US_weight_limit_sign_%3D_single_axle,_tandem_axle,_gross_weight.png <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:US_weight_limit_sign_%3D_single_axle,_tandem_axle,_gross_weight.png>

and added as an example at
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:maxweightrating#maxweightrating_sign <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:maxweightrating#maxweightrating_sign>
and
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:maxaxleload#Examples

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