2010/9/21 John Smith <deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com>:
> On 21 September 2010 18:38, Ed Avis <e...@waniasset.com> wrote:
>> However, if you were writing a routing program, it would be unwise to assume
>> that you can drive through a barrier=gate if no additional access is 
>> specified.
>> Often a gate is locked shut.
>
> You can only make that assumption for your area, however as Liz points
> out, in other places the gate is for animal control, not for limiting
> access.
>
> In other cases the gates are opened at sunrise and shut at sunset.

Yes, these are all common situations in Europe as well, that's why we
should strongly advice to add additional tags to gates.

cheers,
Martin

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