Tag:hazard=turn

A turn hazard is a section of road that turns sharply, presenting a hazard to motorists. Turns present a hazard of obscured visibility of oncoming traffic as well as a short turning radius. This tagging is applied to roads that are signed for dangerous turns and should not be applied indiscriminately to roads merely because they have a turn.

How to map

Tagging can be applied to the section of road with the turn or the location of the signage:

• Place a node at the location of the turn hazard traffic sign, tagged traffic_sign=hazard (or code) + hazard=turn.
• Tag a node along a highway=* way at the location of the sign
• Tag the section of highway=* where the turn hazard is present.

Signage examples

Argentina	Australia	Belgium	Brazil	Canada	Canada (Ontario)	Canada (Quebec)	Chile	Colombia	France

Germany	Greece	Hungary	Indonesia	Ireland	Japan	Liberia	Malaysia	Mexico	Netherlands

New Zealand	Panama	Peru	Philippines	Slovakia	Thailand	Ukraine	USA	Uruguay

Possible tagging mistakes

hazard=dangerous_turn

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More details at taginfo

• hazard=dangerous_turn

If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!

See also

• hazard=turns – A section of road that turns sharply two times, in opposite directions
• hazard=curve – A section of a road which presents a risk to motorists due to a single curve.

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• Comparison of European road signs
• Comparison of MUTCD-influenced traffic signs
• Comparison of traffic signs in English-speaking countries