M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote: > > Last time I read a discussion about bicycles on interstates the only > known spot where they were allowed in the US was some few miles on one > rural interstate highway (where there was if I recall right no other > alternative route for many miles). > > For trunk roads the situation is different, but the nature of > motorways is to restrict traffic > for slow vehicles: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highway_systems_with_full_control_of_access_and_no_cross_traffic > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-motorized_access_on_freeways
M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote: > > the wiki states for the USA http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Highway > motorway = "Limited access freeway with interchanges." > In my reading every highway which is not limited access should not be > tagged as motorway, be it in north america or elsewhere. > The "access" in "limited acccess" is driveway access to adjacent properties, not access by certain vehicles. -- View this message in context: http://gis.638310.n2.nabble.com/Bike-Pedestrian-directions-on-the-MQ-Open-sites-tp6088570p6097424.html Sent from the General Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
