[OSM-talk] Mapping dangerous bicycle locations?

[Stefan Keller]

To me it's almost undisputed that traffic signs - including warning
signs for cyclists - can be and are mapped.

-S.

2015-03-10 21:33 GMT+01:00 Bryce Nesbitt <bryce2 at obviously.com>:
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Warin <61sundowner at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Sharp curves .. would they not be obvious from the map it self .. one node
>> on the sharp corner compared to many for a 'smooth' corner.'Masked' corners
>> where some object hides on coming traffic (e.g. building, vegetation)  are
>> also a hazard.
>>
>> These hazards exist for all kinds of traffic and not indicated on maps.
>
>
> The signs I have in mind were added after a long history of incidents at the
> given location.
>
> One such sign warns of a persistently wet surface in a given area.  Enough
> cyclists spilled on
> that section that the sign was added.
>
> ----
>
> This is typical: traffic measures are added after a series of incidents
> among road users.
>
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