OpenStreetMap
Learn-a-tag: highway=escape
Ipinaskil ni jgpacker noong 6 Enero 2015 na nasa English Huling binago noong 7 Enero 2015.I plan to ocasionally post about a random OSM tag which I believe should receive more attention. Due to usefulness or curiosity or even fun.
The first tag is highway=escape.
This is used to describe an emergency escape ramp, usually located at the lower end of a mountain, to help stop trucks or other heavy vehicles that are not able to stop while going down the road. It’s a very useful traffic device, and literally life-saving.
Currently it’s wiki page seems to be a rip-off of the wikipedia page. Let’s hope it get’s improved soon. :-)
Cheers, John
Discussion
Puna mula sa Harry Wood noong 6 Enero 2015 sa ganap na 17:31
We have 170 of them mapped at the moment. Not bad
Puna mula sa robbieonsea noong 7 Enero 2015 sa ganap na 00:33
Very interesting.
I remember some on Porlock Hill, UK (osm.org/#map=17/51.20620/-3.60374 - not currently mapped) and some others else where from journeys many years ago but unfortunately for remote mapping via aerial imagery is difficult / not possible as these areas tend to be covered by trees.
Puna mula sa escada noong 7 Enero 2015 sa ganap na 09:47
Very nice idea to highlight little known but useful tags. The area were I live is so flat I probably won’t need this one soon :-)
Puna mula sa SK53 noong 7 Enero 2015 sa ganap na 11:30
Agree this is a nice idea, useful info, and simpler to execute than the old project of the week.
Puna mula sa Diomas noong 7 Enero 2015 sa ganap na 12:37
Good idea!
I suggest a couple of improvements:
Puna mula sa jgpacker noong 7 Enero 2015 sa ganap na 12:47
@Diomas Thanks, I changed the post like you suggested.
Puna mula sa Alan Trick noong 7 Enero 2015 sa ganap na 20:44
In Canada these are called runaway lanes and I found two cases that were tagged as highway=service, they’re now changed.
Puna mula sa Little Brother noong 8 Enero 2015 sa ganap na 07:04
I hope I am not being to cynical by pointing out that the tag will probably never be used. Can you imagine any driver careering down a hill with no brakes and looking at any map for an escape lane. However, having now been cynical, it is part of the highway system so it should be mapped. Well done for pointing out this highway feature!
Puna mula sa JBacc1 noong 8 Enero 2015 sa ganap na 08:07
Hey, routing is not the only way OSM data is used!
Anyway, good idea to spot some little used tags out here.
Puna mula sa Polyglot noong 9 Enero 2015 sa ganap na 09:22
I added links to 2 Youtube videos to our wiki page
and a link to Overpass Turbo on (https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noodstopstrook) and (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_truck_ramp#See_also)
Puna mula sa HolgerJeromin noong 19 Enero 2015 sa ganap na 11:21
here is the bugtracker for rendering this feature on the main map: https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/issues/1239