Tag:highway=passing_place

Description

Location of a widening on a road allowing oncoming vehicles to pass each other, or allowing slower traffic to be passed if said slower vehicle halts at the passing place. Also known as a turnout.

Normally these are found on a single track road, and are commonly signposted.

How to map

Applies to

along and on a highway

highway=passing_place.

Passing place nodes might exist on any highway which has lanes=* with any value below 2, e.g. 1 or 1.5, likely if frequent HGV traffic is present.

Values

• highway=passing_place A passing place is at this node

Tags to use in combination

• surface=* - surface of the passing place (if different from the road itself)
• passing_place=* - left, right, or both, from the perspective of the way direction, to describe which side of the way the passing place is on

Possible Rendering

suggested by User:Chrisana13

Suggested by User:Tysseract: Same as Turning Circle rendering, but only on the side of the road of the road where the passing place is (value of passing_place=*). Defaults to same as turning circle (full circle) if passing_place=both or side is undefined.

See also

• highway=emergency_bay - Emergency bay on a highway
• bus_bay=* - A bay outside the main carriageway for boarding/alighting
• Approved proposal
• passing_places=*
• "Slow vehicle turnouts", tagging mailing list discussion in 8/2018 for places like this
• overtaking=* - Whether the opposite lane is effectively a passing place

Related terms: ‹ passing place › ‹ opposite traffic › ‹ turnout › ‹ pullout ›