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thoroughfare
vr.tr.thoroughfare · thing-q83620
Let an agent handle thoroughfares by name, classification, rights of way, traffic rules and planning, and separate the legal and figurative senses.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.BLT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Route Which road.
Identity
Name and number.
Identity
Road identity.
- Which road is meant, and what is its classification? provenance
- Which authority maintains it? provenance
Access
Rights of way.
Access
Access rights.
- Is it a public thoroughfare, and who may use it? provenance
- Are there restrictions for vehicles? provenance
Traffic Rules and works.
Rules
Traffic rules.
Rules
Traffic rules.
- Which speed limits and restrictions apply? provenance
- Are there bus or cycle lanes? provenance
Works
Roadworks.
Works
Roadworks.
- Are there current roadworks or closures, according to official sources? provenance
- How long will they last? provenance
Safety Collisions and hazards.
Collision
Emergencies.
Collision
Collisions.
- Has there been a collision with injuries? boundary
- Should emergency services be called now? action
Report
Defects.
Report
Reporting defects.
- How can a pothole, broken light or obstruction be reported? action
- To which authority? provenance
Planning Design.
Design
Street design.
Design
Street design.
- Which design principles apply to this street? provenance
- Are there plans to change it? provenance
Senses
Disambiguation.
Senses
Other senses.
- Is a legal right of passage or a figurative route meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.BLT
What it is Filled
A road or path forming a route between places, especially a main road or public way open for travel, including high streets, avenues and through routes.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle thoroughfares by name, classification, rights of way, traffic rules and planning, and separate the legal and figurative senses.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Public route
- Connects places
- Governed by highway law
- Often a main street
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Obstruct a public way or block access for emergency vehicles.
- Give route guidance based on outdated closures or restrictions without saying so.
- Route heavy or dangerous traffic into streets where it is prohibited.
- Track individual people moving along a street without consent or legal basis.
Only with a human decision
- Closing, diverting or changing the use of a public way.
May
- Report routes, closures and restrictions on a thoroughfare from current official sources.
- Navigate or drive along it where the agent is authorized and the vehicle is permitted.
Moral aspects Filled
- Public ways belong to everyone; obstruction and danger fall hardest on pedestrians, children and disabled people.
- Traffic decisions shift noise, pollution and risk onto residents.
Who is affected
- Pedestrians and cyclists
- Drivers and passengers
- Residents along the route
Owners Filled
Steward
The highway or roads authority for public ways; private roads are kept by their owners.
Master systems
- Road and street registers kept by highway authorities
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q137255322 - registry parent class
- Q2874718 - registry parent class
related
- route - category
- street - example
- highway authority - authority
- right of way - legal concept
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.thoroughfare
- Wikidata: Q83620 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83620)
Direct properties required Filled
- Route length: metres - Length is measured along a defined route centreline between specified endpoints using surveying or mapping data.
- Usable width: metres - Usable width is measured across the accessible travel surface and recorded at constrictions as well as representative sections.
- Longitudinal gradient: percent - Gradient is measured as elevation change divided by horizontal distance and multiplied by one hundred.
- Vertical clearance: metres - Clearance is measured between the travel surface and overhead obstructions at the limiting locations.
Recognition required Filled
- Through routes and main streets
- No through road signs mark the opposite
- Private driveways are not public thoroughfares
- Streets and roads with carriageways, pavements, signs and lighting.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify a road and its classification
- check rights of way and access
- find traffic rules and roadworks
- understand street planning in general terms
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Road traffic collisions
- Obstruction of the public way
- Outdated road information
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Highway and traffic law
- Street design guidance
- Accessibility standards for public ways
Context of use required Filled
- Movement of people and vehicles between places.
- main roads and arterial streets
- high streets
- avenues and boulevards
- public footpaths and rights of way
- pedestrianised streets
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q83620: thoroughfare - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Thoroughfare - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each road be a separate entry?
- How should road classification be linked?
- How should rights of way be modelled?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q83620/spec.json