(Posted to the OSM Community Forum at
https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/foot-access-tagging-on-signed-cycle-only-ways-in-the-uk/141329
)
Where we have highway=cycleway ways explicitly signed as being for
cycles only, tagging of foot access in practice and the wiki are a
little inconsistent.
The signs used are blue circular regulatory signs, but are not
enforceable in the same way as many other regulatory signs as s.36 RTA
1988 does not apply.
Tagging as foot=no conveys the intent, but as it isn’t really a
meaningful prohibition some people remove it or even replace it with a
potentially unhelpful foot=yes. I would like to suggest replacing it
with foot=discouraged and updating the wiki if the UK community are
happy with this.
The most common sign in use here is, TSRGD diagram 955 “Route for use by
pedal cycles and electric scooters being used in a trial, only (not
intended for pedestrians)”. It is commonly used on dedicated cycle
“only” tracks.
The other sign used is TSRGD diagram 957 “Route comprising two ways for
use by pedal cycles and electric scooters being used in a trial, only
and by pedestrians only, with those ways separated by a solid white
line, or by physical means”. Where the ways are separated by more than
just paint, they are often mapped as separate ways in OSM.
What would be the preferred option for the highway=cycleway?
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Robert Skedgell <[email protected]>
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