[OSM-talk] Contraflow bus lane

[Matthias Julius]

David Earl <david at frankieandshadow.com> writes:

> On 22/10/2008 19:04, Shaun McDonald wrote:
>> 
>> On 22 Oct 2008, at 18:57, Matthias Julius wrote:
>> 
>>> David Earl <david at frankieandshadow.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> I came across a contraflow bus lane yesterday. If it were a contraflow
>>>> cycle lane I'd mark the road "cycleway=lane_opposite". has anyone had
>>>> occasion to do the equivalent for for buses? There's nothing in
>>>> Map_features to guide me. (Actually come to think it it, there is
>>>> nothing to allow me to mark an ordinary bus lane on a two way road, the
>>>> equivalent of cycleway=lane)
>>>>
>>>> bus=lane/lane_opposite perhaps?
>>>
>>> Or "busway".  I think "bus" would collide with the access tags.  There
>>> is no "bus" tag in the Restrictions section, but there probably should
>>> be one.
>> 
>> Usually psv for public service vehicle is used for access restrictions.
>
> So for consistency, maybe psv=lane/lane_opposite?

Well this would really interfere with the existing psv tag.  Or,
"cycleway=lane_opposite" should be changed to "bicycle=lane_opposite",
for consistency.

Matthias