[OSM-talk] About large streets

[Rev Simon Rumble]

On 22/2/2006, "Thomas Walraet" <thomas at walraet.com> wrote:

>I just want to point out that Champs Elysee is just 2 lanes up and 2 
>lanes down, without separation. (but it has huge sidewalks)

That didn't ring true for me so I had a poke around for some photos:
http://aris.ss.uci.edu/cogsci/personnel/kjameson/ParisPixs/Champs.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/karibaer/image/34811291

That looks like five lanes each way to me, as well as little on/off ramps
down to underground parking garages.