[OSM-talk] Contraflow bus lane

Alex S. maps at swavely.com
Sun Oct 26 23:42:20 GMT 2008


Matthias Julius wrote:
> "Tristan Scott" <trs998 at gmail.com> writes:
>> the point is that it's not often (at least in the uk) that a bus lane
>> does not also mean taxis.
> 
> Since this is not the case everywhere in the world I guess having
> separate bus and taxi tags (or busway and taxiway) are needed.

In the USA, bus-only restrictions are common, and do not include other 
vehicle types.  There are 'HOV' restrictions that do, however, though 
any vehicle with more than the posted number of passengers are allowed 
in those lanes.





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