> ...this distinction doesn't really exist in the UK. The default legal > position for for any public highway in the UK is that any permission for > any class of user also includes permission for any class of user prior > to that in the hierarchy, unless explicitly stated (and signed) > otherwise.
I'm sure that is the legal position. However, on the ground it's usually perfectly clear whether a way is a cyclepath/cyclelane or a footpath/sidewalk etc. That's a separate issue to who is allowed on it. > [..] > > Personally, I think the default OSM map render should follow that > hierarchy, with minor highways and paths having a three-way distinction: > > pedestrians only > pedestrians and cycles > all vehicles I think there are enough items that look and act like a cycles-only way to make it worth having a fourth item in your hierarchy- whatever the legal position. --- https://hdyc.neis-one.org/?spiregrain spiregrain_...@ksglp.org.uk _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
