Proposal:Lane:x:direction

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lane:x:direction
Proposal status: Abandoned (inactive)
Proposed by: sanderd17
Tagging: lane:x:direction=different directions
Applies to: way
Definition: Use when different lanes on a highway lead to different directions.
Statistics:

Rendered as: only for routing

Definition

When different lanes are heading to different directions, just at the beginning of the junction at a highway, the different directions should be tagged by lane. This is relevant normal crossings (like traffic lights) and with ramp crossings (like the cloverleaf).

Proposal

There is no existing way of tagging different directions of different driving lanes. This way of tagging could be used.


Rationale

Using this schema, client programs can make routing info like car-GPS units sometimes do: http://www.tramsoft.ch/gps/screenshots/garmin/nuvi3790t/garmin_nuvi3790t_spurassistent_en.jpg .

tagging

Lets give an example for the proposal:


Example 1: motorway

Say you have the highway like on the picture on the right

highway junction
highway junction

This can be drawn in scheme as

Directions.png

The part shown on the photo is part B. In part A, the highway has 2 lanes. In part B, the right lane splits: one lane goes straight on, the others leaves the highway. In parts C and D, the lanes are separated by a barrier (which can be mapped too). The tagging of the ways could be as following:

Way A
highway=motorway
ref=A43
int_ref=E712
name=A43
oneway=yes
lanes=2


Way B
highway=motorway
ref=A43
int_ref=E712
name=A43
oneway=yes
lanes=3
lane:1-2:direction:ref=A43;E712
lane:1-2:direction=Genève;Annecy;Cambéry
lane:3:direction:ref=A43;E70
lane:3:direction=Turin;Milan;Alberville


Way C
highway=motorway
ref=A43
int_ref=E712
oneway=yes
name=A43
lanes=2
lane:1-2:direction:ref=A43;E712
lane:1-2:direction=Genève;Annecy;Cambéry
Way D
highway=motorway
oneway=yes
lanes=1
lane:1:direction:ref=A43;E70
lane:1:direction=Turin;Milan;Alberville

Example 2:traffic signals

use the tags

lane:1:direction=city1;city2;...,lane:2-3:direction=city3;city4;... etc.

When one lane has two directions (e.g. you need to follow that lane to go right or straight on) you can tag it as following: lane:3:direction:straight=city3;city4;... and lane:3:direction:right=city5;city6;...

To be continued and cleared out with photo's.

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