Tag:highway=priority

highway = priority
Description
Identifies an intersection at which one road has the right of way (priority) while another road must stop or give way.
Group: highways
Used on these elements
See also
priority_road=*
Status: in use
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This tag identifies an intersection at which one road has the right of way (priority) while another road must stop or give way.

How to map

Tag the intersection node with highway=priority. Identify the incoming ways that must stop or give way and add a node at the stopping point, tagging it with highway=stop or highway=give_way as appropriate.

At a two-way stop, the major road does not stop because it has priority over the minor road. In this screenshot, the intersection node is selected; it should be tagged with highway=priority.

If one of the incoming ways is a priority road – that is, if the road has the right of way at a series of intersections – tag the road with priority_road=*.

Examples

• Vienna Convention signs
• 

  Warning that the road has priority at the upcoming intersection:
  highway=priority

• 

  Warning that the upcoming intersection is dangerous:
  hazard=dangerous_junction

• 

  Indication that the road has priority until otherwise posted:
  priority_road=yes

• MUTCD signs
• 

  Warning that the road does not have the right of way at the upcoming intersection:
  highway=priority at the intersection

• 

  Warning that the road has the right of way at the upcoming blind intersection and that traffic may be waiting to enter when the lights are flashing:
  highway=priority at the intersection
  highway=stop stop=minor at the stop line on the cross street
  flashing_lights=yes on the traffic sign

• 

  Warning that the road does not have the right of way at the upcoming blind intersection and that traffic may be approaching when the lights are flashing:
  highway=priority at the intersection
  highway=stop stop=minor at the stop line on this street
  flashing_lights=yes on the traffic sign

See also

• priority=* – for traffic priority along narrow parts of roads, e.g., narrow bridges
• junction=uncontrolled – use instead if there are no traffic control devices at the intersection and the right of way is implicit