"Divider Present" and "Physical Divider"

[Prasanth]

Hi,

When does one choose "Divider Present" and "Physical Divider"? Is it
like a yellow line in between calls for "Divider Present" (yellow line
is the direction demarcation) and a concrete or some other physical
barrier calls for "Physical Divider"?

Thanks and regards.
Prasanth

[Jabran]

Yes!

Regards,
جabran
www.dyzynz.net

2009/11/16 Prasanth <raja...@gmail.com>

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[deltafox]

If "divider present" is non-physical, what's the difference between
"divider present" and "legal divider" ?

Secondly, what is this attribute used for ? I never saw any
differences in rendering due to dividers... is there any influence on
turn directions ?

On 17 nov, 06:01, Jabran <jabranrafi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes!
>
> Regards,
> جabranwww.dyzynz.net
>
> 2009/11/16 Prasanth <rajanp...@gmail.com>

>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> >  When does one choose "Divider Present" and "Physical Divider"? Is it
> > like a yellow line in between calls for "Divider Present" (yellow line
> > is the direction demarcation) and a concrete or some other physical
> > barrier calls for "Physical Divider"?
>
> > Thanks and regards.
> > Prasanth
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[rjhintz]

A non-authoritative answer is that the generic divider is "divider
present." The other types are more specific. If this analysis is
correct, it's similar to place of worship and church/temple, or water
and lake.
--
Rich

On Nov 30, 5:08 am, deltafox <denis.flam...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If "divider present" is non-physical, what's the difference between
> "divider present" and "legal divider" ?
>
> Secondly, what is this attribute used for ? I never saw any
> differences in rendering due to dividers... is there any influence on
> turn directions ?
>
> On 17 nov, 06:01, Jabran <jabranrafi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Yes!
>
> > Regards,

> > Ìabranwww.dyzynz.net

[AM909]

If I remember correctly, this was asked previously, and there was no
clear consensus on what to do.

I use physical divider when I know there to be a barrier of some kind
(planter, concrete barrier, rail, air or dirt between separate
roadbeds etc.). I use "legal divider" and/or "divider present"
probably inconsistently for road-striping that separate opposite
traffic directions.

There probably is/was/should be a proposal to fix this ambiguity.
Don't forget to include movable barriers, which are used (at least) in
the US to allow more lanes in one direction than the other at
different times of day to accommodate commuter patterns.

On Nov 30, 5:08 am, deltafox <denis.flam...@gmail.com> wrote:

> If "divider present" is non-physical, what's the difference between
> "divider present" and "legal divider" ?
>
> Secondly, what is this attribute used for ? I never saw any
> differences in rendering due to dividers... is there any influence on
> turn directions ?
>
> On 17 nov, 06:01, Jabran <jabranrafi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Yes!
>
> > Regards,

> > Ìabranwww.dyzynz.net

[deltafox]

I agree with rjhintz's interpretation.

I think, that more than a authoritative answer on the meaning of this
attribute, we have to know what is its effect on the maps ! I never
saw any rendering differences whatever value of divider is selected. I
do not know at all if it has an influence on prohibiting turns through
any divider on an intersection. It would sound logical, but as a
consequence when a divider is interrupted at an intersection, it would
be necessary to create a very short segment without divider, or to
edit the turn directions.

I would also point out that the french translation of this attribute
is actually ununderstandable : for instance "legal divider" is
translated to "frontière administrative" which means "administrative
boundary". Yes, I know about Google in Your Language and I submitted
improved tranlations, but nothing happens not even a receipt, as one
says "it' like pissing into a violin"

On 1 déc, 02:48, AM909 <alan.mi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If I remember correctly, this was asked previously, and there was no
> clear consensus on what to do.
>
> I use physical divider when I know there to be a barrier of some kind
> (planter, concrete barrier, rail, air or dirt between separate
> roadbeds etc.). I use "legal divider" and/or "divider present"
> probably inconsistently for road-striping that separate opposite
> traffic directions.
>
> There probably is/was/should be a proposal to fix this ambiguity.
> Don't forget to include movable barriers, which are used (at least) in
> the US to allow more lanes in one direction than the other at
> different times of day to accommodate commuter patterns.
>

[DiverCTH]

Has any further action been taken on this?

 I began placing the "Legal Divider" tag on my two-lane roads as appropriate. One of the reviewers for my area sent me a comment saying that the tag was unnecessary, while another reviewer approved my edits with the tag intact.

[Nathan Williams]

See this post from a Google staff member clarifying when to use the divider attributes.