Tag:crossing_ref=delineated
 crossing_ref = delineated
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Delineated pedestrian crossing 
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| Group: Crossings |
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Delineated crossings are a type of pedestrian crossing where road markings guide pedestrians and alert other road users that they are at a point where pedestrians may cross. In contrast with other crossing types such as crossing_ref=zebra, this crossing type offers no priority to the pedestrians using it (unless granted by the presence of in-use traffic lights overriding the markings). The markings are purely cautionary.
Examples of places where this type of crossing is used include there where footways cross a (larger) road perpendicularly, or where sidewalks have lowered kerbs and/or tactile paving allowing pedestrians with disabilities to cross more safely.
When not to use
When a pedestrian crossing offers right of way to the pedestrians and features the typical zebra pattern of markings perpendicular to the direction of the footway crossing the road, use crossing_ref=zebra.
When there are no road markings, but other signs of there being a crossing exist (such as lowered kerbs, gaps in road-side barriers, or tactile paving) crossing_ref=* tends to be omitted, and crossing=unmarked may be used.
If there are other features that place this crossing in a more specific, possibly regional class of crossings, use that instead.
How to tag
Add crossing_ref=delineated to the highway=crossing node 
. Also add the appropriate crossing=* tag-value (crossing=uncontrolled or crossing=traffic_signals).
Optionally, add it to the highway=footway way 
in combination with footway=crossing.
Regional applicability
This type of pedestrian crossing often lacks a formal designation due to its lack of legal protections (e.g., the lack of priority over traffic on the road). It is nonetheless a common type of crossing. This tag can be used wherever the characteristics documented here apply.
In the Netherlands this type of crossing is common; the lines used to delineate this type of crossing are formally called 'kanalisatiestrepen'.
See also
- highway=crossing - the main tag for a pedestrian crossing
- crossing=uncontrolled - for uncontrolled crossings
- crossing=traffic_signals - for crossing with traffic lights
- highway=give_way - Used to mark give way (also known as yield) signs or markings
- highway=stop - Used to mark the vertex on the highway where vehicles stop for a stop sign