Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/DirectionNodes.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/DirectionNodes.java	(revision 17414)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/DirectionNodes.java	(revision 17415)
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@
             if (("forward".equals(tag.getValue()) || "backward".equals(tag.getValue()))
                     && ("direction".equals(tag.getKey()) || tag.getKey().endsWith(":direction"))) {
-                checkParents(n, tag.toString());
+                checkParents(n, tag.getKey() + "=forward|backbard");
             }
         }