On Mon, 2008-03-03 at 19:36 -0600, Alex Mauer wrote: > Dave Hansen wrote: > > I'm pretty sure I know one when I see one these days. > > > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Map_Features > >> A restricted access major divided highway, normally with 2 or more > >> running lanes plus emergency hard shoulder. Equivalent to the Freeway, > >> Autobahn etc.. > > > > Bingo. It's truly restricted access. No access except from onramps. > > It's divided. It also has emergency shoulders. Is is effectively an > > interstate. > > There are many roads that fit those definitions, but have, for example, > too-sharp curves, too-low bridges, perhaps too-narrow shoulders, etc. to > meet the legal definition of an interstate. > > Of course, it's very possible that they've simply not been designated as > Interstate, but my point is that it's not easy to tell at a glance.
Yep, you're probably right. So, go submit a proposal and get the motorway definition changed. Right now, I'm following it to the letter. It doesn't matter that motorway!=interstate. It's easy to tell an interstate from its name anyway. -- Dave _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-us
