Key:winter service:priority - Other languages
The winter_service:priority key is used in combination with the winter_service=* key to describe the priority level of winter service on the highway. Used values vary per area.
Values
Finnish Transport Agency classification
Classification details and a map of road classifications can be found on the agency's web site.
Priority class |
Description
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FI:Ise |
Road usually clear. Salt is used.
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FI:Is |
Road usually clear. Salt is used.
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FI:I |
Road mostly clear. Salt is used.
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FI:Ib |
Road is serviced on a high level, but usually without salt.
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FI:TIb |
Urban road which is serviced on a high level, but usually without salt.
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FI:II |
Road is serviced on a level that allows safe traffic with care.
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FI:III |
Road is serviced on a level that allows safe traffic with care. Winter service after weather changes takes longer, and during that time the road may require special care to drive.
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France
Some (all?) areas in France use a 4 rank classification according to their importance in the network, as with highway=*. Exclusively for winter service priority, not presuming about the means used :
Priority class |
Description
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FR:N1 |
Major route, it should be possible to use it without winter equipment such as snow chains (not accounting for special rules making them mandatory).
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FR:N2 |
Standard route where most of the serviced routes are put into, quality depending on the available operator means.
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FR:N3 |
Minor route, winter equipment are highly recommended as the service is lessened be it through salt and grit, or lower frequency.
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no |
No planned service. The users alone are responsible for their safety on those routes when winter weather occurs.
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On top of that there's a classification about road's conditions. That's where each operator put the standard road condition for each fore-mentioned priority, and a lower limit under which additional methods could be used:
Priority class |
Description
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FR:C1 |
Clear roads.
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FR:C2 |
Minor presence of snow or ice, users should navigate cautiously.
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FR:C3 |
Presence of snow or ice, some important delay should be expected.
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FR:C4 |
Road deemed unusable as is, use at your own risks.
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