[OSM-talk] Sat nav driver's car hit by train

[Lester Caine]

A Morris wrote:
> 
> 
> On 5/16/07, *Gregory/LastGrape* <mapping at nomoregrapes.com 
> <mailto:mapping at nomoregrapes.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Should there be some sort of tag that could be read by route planning
>     programs. Either a 'do not make route through here', or 'only use this
>     road for a route that ends within x miles of this point' type thing, 
> 
> No! Tags should simply model geographical features, they are not 
> instructions to applications on what to do with them. This is analogous 
> to using 'render_colour=blue', where of course it shoud be 
> 'highway=motorway'.
> 
> It is up to the routing software to decide what to do with a 'road/rail 
> level crossing' tag (which I agree should be present).

AND should be accurate. A level crossing can be
Automatic with barriers
Automatic without barriers
Gated - manned
Gated - unmanned
Open without out any signals
And probably a few more ?

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