[OSM-talk] Turn restrictions ambiguity

[marcus.wolschon at googlemail.com]

On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:01:20 +0100, "Ed Loach" <ed at loach.me.uk> wrote:
>> What is your problem with having way sections between each
>> intersection
>> instead of one long way?
> 
> I don't have a problem with splitting ways, as that is what I've
> always done to add the relevant tags to the relevant section. But I
> can understand that there is a bit of an issue with doing such a
> thing. By so doing it isn't possible, currently, as far as I know,
> to work out at any given junction which road has priority (if any).

Priority has nothing to do with street-names.
I've seen numerous instances where the priority-road
makes a turn onto another street while the original street
continues.
I would find it dangerous to try to infer any kind of logical
priority from the physical topology.

Marcus