[OSM-talk] How to use lanes= for two way single track roads?

[Andy Robinson (blackadder)]

The "lanes" tag was in my original Map Features draft way back when and was
intended to map the number of physical travel lanes that the way represents.
That's certainly the usage I've always put it to. So, as you say, a two way
single lane highway is lanes=1

Cheers

Andy

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>According to map features the value for the lanes key should be.
>
>"Number of travel lanes in each (or only permitted) direction"
>
>I've been tagging to this definition.
>
>"Number of travel lanes on the way"
>
>This makes more sense to me because you can tag two way single lane
>roads with lanes = 1. The map features definition on the other hand
>doesn't give an obvious way to tag these roads. lanes = 0.5 perhaps.
>
>I didn't pick up the lanes tag from map features but some other wiki
>page. I'm sure the wiki page defined the lanes key similarly to my
>definition. Unfortunately I know can't find that wiki page to check.
>
>Was the lanes tag added to map features wrongly?
>
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>DavidD
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