Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/Lanes.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/Lanes.java	(revision 6645)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/Lanes.java	(revision 6647)
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
 
     static int getLanesCount(String value) {
-        return value.isEmpty() ? 0 : value.split("\\|").length;
+        return value.isEmpty() ? 0 : value.replaceAll("[^|]", "").length() + 1;
     }