[OSM-talk] ref in roundabouts

[Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)]

Dermot McNally [mailto:dermotm at gmail.com] wrote:
>Sent: 09 October 2008 11:30 AM
>To: Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)
>Cc: Mike Collinson; talk at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] ref in roundabouts
>
>I'm also against tagging a ref on roundabouts unless it refers
>specifically _to_ the roundabout, rather than to one of the (by
>definition) several routes passing through. The very fact that we tag
>roundabouts with a junction tag emphasises their role as "neutral
>territory" owned by none (or all, you decide) of the roads feeding it.
>
>I've seen arguments in favour of tagging with the ref of the most
>major through route, but I don't find that compelling. Certainly, you
>could consider that a roundabout without a ref would create a
>discontinuity in the through route, but my view is that the junction
>tag is special and that such discontinuities don't count.

+1

Cheers

Andy

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>Dermot
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