Tag:highway=emergency_bay
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 highway = emergency_bay
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An area beside a highway where you can safely stop your car in case of breakdown or emergency.  
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The tag highway=emergency_bay is used for mapping an emergency bay - an area beside a highway (usually motorway or trunk road) where you can safely stop your car in case of breakdown or emergency.
It is usually sign posted with the following traffic signs:
- German traffic sign 328
- French traffic sign C8
- Dutch traffic sign L14
or Dutch traffic sign BB06 
- Belgian traffic sign F98
or Belgian traffic sign IF2 
How to map
Add a node 
into a way tagged as highway=*, or draw a short way 
as a new lane connected to a way tagged as highway=*.
Add the tag highway=emergency_bay
Rendering
Suggested 
See also
- highway=passing_place - A passing place on a single track road.
- bus_bay=* - A bay outside the main carriageway for boarding/alighting.
- emergency=phone - emergency telephone
