Tag:highway=emergency_bay
 highway = emergency_bay
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An area beside a highway where you can safely stop your car in case of breakdown or emergency. 
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Status: de facto
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The tag highway=emergency_bay is used for mapping an emergency bay - an area beside a highway (usually motorway or trunk road) where you can safely stop your car in case of breakdown or emergency. Emergency Bays are also known as Emergency Refuge Areas in the United Kingdom and as Accident Investigation Sites or Crash Investigation Sites in the United States.
It is usually sign posted with the following traffic signs:
German traffic sign 328
French traffic sign C8
Dutch traffic sign L14
Dutch traffic sign BB06
Belgian traffic sign F98
Belgian traffic sign IF2 (being phased out)
British traffic sign
Japanese traffic sign 116-6
Swedish traffic sign E27
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How to map
If there is no physical separation, add a 
node into a road way where the emergency bay is. Set highway=emergency_bay on the node. For bidirectional roads, also set direction=forward or direction=backward to indicate which travel direction the emergency bay is for.
In case of physical separation between the emergency bay and the main road, draw the emergency bay as a short separate road segment 
way connected to the main road. Set the tag highway=emergency_bay on the new way representing the emergency bay.
See also
- highway=passing_place - A passing place on a single track road.
- parking=layby - facility, often rural, alongside a major road where motorists can take a break en-route to their destination
- highway=rest_area for rest areas that don't sell fuel. Also known as a 'turnout' (US).
- bus_bay=* - A bay outside the main carriageway for boarding/alighting.
- emergency=phone - emergency telephone
- shoulder=* - shoulders, also known as breakdown lanes, often serves as an emergency stopping lanes