Tag:parking=layby
| parking = layby |
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| Parking at a rest area, often rural, alongside a major road. |
| Group: Parking |
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| Status: in use |
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A lay-by (a term used on the British Isles) or rest-area is a minimal parking facility alongside a major road where motorists can take a break en-route to their destination.
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How to map
Map as documented on amenity=parking, and add the parking=layby.
For larger rest-areas separated from the main road with its own service roads and other facilities, consider using highway=rest_area instead, and map the parking facilities there with parking=surface (when taken as one large area) or parking=street_side (when mapped as separate bays off the service roads there).
When not to use
Due to a lack of documentation this tag has been misused in the past for some types of street-side parking. For parking along streets in a built-up area, consider the street parking scheme and/or parking=street_side instead.