Tag:highway=bus stop

‎Bus stop: more adjustments

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	===Bus stop===		===Bus stop===
-	Historically {{tag|highway|bus_stop}} as been used to identify the position where passengers wait for a bus beside the carriageway, however there is not complete agreement within the community on this matter and some users advocate using {{tag|highway|bus_stop}} as a node within the {{tag|highway}} at the place where the vehicle stops.	+	The {{tag|highway|bus_stop}} tag is widely used to identify the position where passengers wait for a bus beside the carriageway, however there is not complete agreement within the community on this matter, and some users advocate using {{tag|highway|bus_stop}} as a node within the {{tag|highway}} at the place where the vehicle stops.
	For this reason in some contributors advocate the use of {{tag|public_transport|platform}} to identify the place where people wait for buses and {{tag|public_transport|stop_position}} for the position within the carriageway where vehicles stop. For compatibility some advocate using both {{tag|highway|bus_stop}} and {{tag|public_transport|platform}} beside the road where passengers wait.		For this reason in some contributors advocate the use of {{tag|public_transport|platform}} to identify the place where people wait for buses and {{tag|public_transport|stop_position}} for the position within the carriageway where vehicles stop. For compatibility some advocate using both {{tag|highway|bus_stop}} and {{tag|public_transport|platform}} beside the road where passengers wait.
-	Associated tags:	+	Recommended tagging:
	{| class="wikitable sortable"		{| class="wikitable sortable"
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	! Description		! Description
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-	|{{tag|highway|bus_stop}} || ''recommended'' || This is the most commonly used tag, some users recommend {{tag|public_transport|platform}} with {{tag|bus||yes}} instead or in combination with this tag.	+	|{{tag|highway|bus_stop}} || ''recommended'' || This is a widely used tag. As an alternative consider using {{tag|public_transport|platform}} with {{tag|bus||yes}}.
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-	|{{tag|public_transport|platform}} || ''recommended'' || Used instead of, or together with {{tag|highway|bus_stop}}.	+	|{{tag|public_transport|platform}} || ''recommended'' || Used instead of, or together with {{tag|highway|bus_stop}}. Should be used in combination with {{tag|bus||yes}} when {{tag|highway|bus_stop}} is not present.
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	|{{tag|bus||yes}} || ''see note'' || Unnecessary when highway=bus_stop is tagged, mandatory when {{tag|public_transport|platform}} is used on its own.		|{{tag|bus||yes}} || ''see note'' || Unnecessary when highway=bus_stop is tagged, mandatory when {{tag|public_transport|platform}} is used on its own.