Jun 9, 2020, 21:53 by bradha...@fastmail.com: > It already says this: > "Some > highway <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway>> => track> > are used for various leisure activities - hiking, cycling, or as jeep/ATV > trails. " > on the track wiki. > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dtrack > > I propose changing the path page from this: > "If a path is wide enough for 4-wheel-vehicles (wider than 2 m), and it > is not legally signposted or otherwise only allowed for pedestrians, > cyclists or horseriders, it is often better tagged as a > highway > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway>> => track > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dtrack>> or > highway > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway>> => service > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dservice>> . " > > to this: > "If a path is wide enough for 4-wheel-vehicles (wider than 2 m), it is > often better tagged as a > highway > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway>> => track > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dtrack>> or > highway > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway>> => service > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dservice>> . " > > > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dpath > Many highway=path are 2m+ and not used as access to fields or for forestry use. And if something is used as access to fields or for forestry use and car-sized vehicle can fit there it already fulfills definition of a track. > To clarify, we could change the track page from this: > "This > tag <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag>> represents roads for > mostly agricultural use, forest tracks etc.; often unpaved (unsealed) > but may apply to paved tracks as well, that are suitable for > two> -track > vehicles, such as tractors or jeeps." > to this: > "This > tag <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag>> represents roads for > agricultural use, forest tracks, > recreation> , etc.; often unpaved > (unsealed) but may apply to paved tracks as well, that are suitable for > > two> -track vehicles, such as tractors or jeeps. " > I am not convinced that starting to tag larger cycleways as highway=track would be improvement. I deeply dislike entire concept of highway=track (IMHO it is a big mistake together with highway=path), but this would make it even worse.
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