2009/8/3 Pieren <pier...@gmail.com>:
> Again, width is not less subjective because it is always estimated
> (deprecating est_width just hides this point),

actually according to the German ML there is some guys around with
laser-distos to measure the real width.

> it is missing in most
> of the highways, it is changing continuously along the roads and a
> width of 6 meters does not say if an hgv can pass or not, it will
> never replace the access restriction tags.

well, not replace, it is a different datum. And it is quite useful.
Certainly it would be even more useful, if there was a definition how
to measure (inside road marking, complete with pavement, does the
lateral paved area outside the road marking count, etc.).

cheers,
Martin

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