[OSM-talk] barrier=tool_booth also for automated toll cameras?

[Greg Troxel]

David Lynch <djlynch at gmail.com> writes:

> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:45, Maarten Deen <mdeen at xs4all.nl> wrote:

>> Is it ok to use barrier=toll_booth for portals over the road with
>> cameras for automated toll collection, like the ones used for LKW
>> Maut (HGV toll) in Germany?  To me, toll_booth indicates a physical
>> barrier, and a portal is no barrier.

> I've been using it for electronic toll collection, even though it
> doesn't require stopping.
>
> There probably should be some tag like "highway=toll_collection" to
> cover places where tolls are collected in addition to
> barrier=toll_booth where an actual stop is required.

To me, toll booths are features like stop signs and traffic lights.
Barriers are things like gates that you more or less can't get through,
or are an unusual hassle.
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