Hi all,
The "best" tagging for some of these paths are inherently subjective, as
there isn't a tagging method that captures the subtleties involved.
Firstly, distinguishing between a "foot way" and a sidewalk is a
subjective decision. How far from a road does a parallel path be before
it is no longer a sidewalk, for example.
Secondly, there are multiple overlapping jurisdictions. In addition to
each state's road laws, each council's local laws may prohibit or allow
cyclists in specific areas. I don't expect an average mapper to have a
law degree, and, though it should be easy, it may not able to work out
the exact legality of riding a bicycle in all situations.
The best mapping will always rely on discretion. I don't believe it is
correct to assume a lack of signage is, on its own, enough to tag one
way or another. At most, I would suggest a "bicycle=permissive"
restriction to indicate the unclear legality on even well used paths.
I don't think going around adding a specific bicycle permissions to
every footway is particularly productive. A routing service could easily
make this a non-issue by offering an "ignore sidewalk" button.
Dian
On 2022-10-09 09:43, Sebastian Azagra via Talk-au wrote:
An interesting post by aharvey in that thread.
https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/use-of-bicycle-designated-vs-bicycle-yes-outside-of-germany/3230/38
regards,
Sebastian
On 9 Oct 2022, at 9:19 am, Graeme Fitzpatrick <graemefi...@gmail.com>
wrote:
To open another can of worms, just spotted this linked from
discussions on a completely different proposal:
https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/use-of-bicycle-designated-vs-bicycle-yes-outside-of-germany/3230/23
So, what is the relation between designated & yes?
Thanks
Graeme
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