Barrier

A Feature that is used to tag barriers and obstacles that are usually involved by traveling.

barrier:
  value: kerb
  match: equals

Only the following values are allowed:

Linear barriers

• kerb - A stone edging to a pavement or raised path. The right side is considered the bottom, and the left side is the top.

Access control on highways

• block - One or more large immobile block(s) usually barring free access along a way.
• bollard - One or more solid (usually concrete or metal) pillar(s) used to control traffic.
• border_control - A control point at an international border between two countries.
• bump_gate - A drive-through gate used in rural areas to provide a barrier to livestock that does not require the driver to exit the vehicle.
• bus_trap - A short section of the roadway where there is a deep dip in the middle to prevent passage by some traffic.
• cattle_grid - A hole in the road surface covered in a series of bars that allow wheeled vehicles but not animals to cross.
• chain - A chain used to prevent motorised vehicles.
• cycle_barrier - A barrier along a path that slows or prevents access for bicycle users.
• debris - Debris blocking a road.
• entrance - An opening or gap in a barrier.
• full-height_turnstile - A full-height turnstile.
• gate - A section in a wall or fence which can be opened to allow access.
• hampshire_gate - A section of wire fence which can be removed temporarily.
• height_restrictor - A height restrictor which prevents access of vehicles higher than a set limit.
• horse_stile - A horse stile allows pedestrians and horses to cross a gap through a fence.
• jersey_barrier - A barrier made of heavy prefabricated blocks.
• kissing_gate - A type of gate where you have to go into an enclosure and open a gate to get through.
• lift_gate - A bar or pole pivoted (rotates upwards to open) in such a way as to allow the boom to block vehicular access through a controlled point.
• log - A log blocking access.
• motorcycle_barrier - A barrier along a path preventing access by motorcycles.
• rope - A flexible barrier made of rope.
• sally_port - A secure, controlled entryway to a fortification or prison.
• spikes - Spikes on the ground preventing unauthorized access.
• stile - A structure which provides people a passage through or over a boundary via steps, ladders or narrow gaps.
• sump_buster - A barrier to stop cars (two tracked vehicles with less than a certain ground clearance and width between tracks).
• swing_gate - A gate consisting of a bar or pole pivoted (rotates sidewards to open) in such a way as to allow the boom to block vehicular access through a controlled point.
• toll_booth - A place where a road usage toll or fee is collected.
• turnstile - A turnstile, a passage on foot designed to allow one person at a time to pass.
• yes - An unspecified barrier. If possible, use a more specific value.