[OSM-talk] trunk_link & ref=*

[Dave F.]

Florian Lohoff wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 11:16:14PM +0100, Dave F. wrote:
>   
>> Hi
>>
>> I've trunk_link  going form one trunk to another. They have different 
>> references.
>> Do I add a ref=*. If so which one? The one it's leaving or the one it's 
>> going to?
>>     
>
> Just a thought i had on this - Typically you'll have 2 trunk links,
> each with a one way on them. My thought was to put "the other" ref
> on it - So when you go from trunk ref=a to trunk ref=b via trunk_link 1 
> you'll put ref=b on it - On the other trunk link you'll you from trunk b to
> a you add ref=a to it.
>   
Thanks
So it's the one the vehicle is going to. Sounds good to me.

> The idea behind it is that the navigation software will tell you
>
> "Keep right to trunk ref b"
>
> Not - "Keep right and continue on ref a" and later
> a "Join trunk ref b"
>
> When leaving the trunk with a ref a (on a trunk_link) you are heading
> towards a new trunk so you put the "new" ref on it ...
>
> Flo
>