Those were good examples, thanks.

> Its been a while since I looked at routing.xml, but my impression is that,
> depending on type of routing (auto, bicycle, foot, etc.) and type of road,
> “avoid” is used in both of the above contexts leading to confusion.

I *think* osmand is quite consistent. "avoid" is used for "strictly
must not use".

> Example1: In general, I’d prefer to not travel on unpaved roads. But I have
> some relatives who live on an unpaved road. If I cannot drive on unpaved
> roads at all, I will not be able to get to their house. I would like a way
> to tell the routing software that I would rather not drive on unpaved roads
> but I will if I have to.

Osmand does this already, under the assumption that the unpaved road is slower.

"avoid unpaved" is for vehicles that strictly must not leave a paved road.

Note that Osmand does not have any support for 4WD owners who might
want to tell the routing algorithm that paved and unpaved are equally
preferable.

> Example2: I am riding a moped/motorized cycle and the law strictly prohibits
> me from riding it on a freeway/motorway. If all the possible ways from point
> A to point B require some freeway/motorway driving, then I cannot get to B.
> I would like a way to tell the routing software that I cannot drive on a
> freeway/motorway.

This is "avoid motorways"

> Example3: I am driving my 90 year old vintage automobile which is legal for
> use on the freeway/motorway, but in general I’d rather travel on the older
> side roads. I would like a way to tell the routing software that I would
> rather not drive on freeways/motorways but I will if I have to.

Osmand has no direct support for this.

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