[OSM-talk] A manic traffic regulation sign in Switzerland

[Peter Miller]

Thanks for that mariner, and since we seem to be going into information
overload on this one, here a great photo of the road itself! Notice how it
is chopped into the rock all the way round the cliff where it isn't in a
tunnel!
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/8174254


Regards,


Peter (Ito)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mariner [mailto:osm at d11in.ch]
> Sent: 03 September 2008 17:19
> To: Peter Miller; talk
> Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] A manic traffic regulation sign in Switzerland
> 
> Peter Miller wrote:
> >
> > I saw this manic traffic regulation sign in Switzerland while on
> holiday.
> >
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterito/2824680130/
> >
> >
> >
> > Other buses and lorries can only go up between:
> >
> >
> that's wrong. the sign means says,that while a official transport bus
> ("Postauto") is on the way down, it is forbidden to drive a lorry or a
> bus up there.
> so if your're there at such a time you only have to wait around 20
> minutes and then you can go up. but you have to wait, until the
> "Postauto" is down the road.
> 
> on this page is a picture of the reason, the road is to small for two
> busses:
> http://www.isenthal.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid
> =27
> 
> and we are talking about this street:
> http://openstreetmap.org/?lat=46.91423&lon=8.58794&zoom=15&layers=B00FTF
> 
> if you want more picture, i could search some and upload them somewhere.
> I know the area pretty well. But i never would drive up this mountain
> with a bus or a lorry. with the car it's hard enough..
> 
> cheers mariner
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