I've said this in other contexts and places and times:
> Displaying a closed trail on a map (like OSM) does NOT cause people to
> navigate that trail. Such behavior is completely up to the individual who
> "concludes" from reading said map "hey, I'm going to hike that closed trail
> anyway." (Bzzzt; fail, human logic).
>
> OSM is not responsible for human foolishness, scofflaws or illegal (stupid,
> dangerous...) behavior. You simply can't say "the map made me do it."
>
> On the other hand, I do hear loud and clear the "natural preserve" areas
> which ARE open to human recreation, DO have "closed trails" (often with
> fragile and easily-human-damaged natural resources) and people, stupidly and
> ignorantly I might say by way of being candid, decide to hike (or bike, or
> motorbike...) there anyway. This is not the fault of a map, any map,
> including OSM.
>
> OSM does its best to map "what is." Period. It doesn't "make people" engage
> in activities people shouldn't engage in. Anybody who says so hasn't got it
> right, but MIGHT be worth listening to at how the map can be improved. This
> includes better instructions to end-users ("downstream apps...") when
> warranted.
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