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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 30/04/2024 14:51, Jass Kurn wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Need to point out for others reading this than I am
in England, and influenced by what I believe was likely the
original intent of these tags, that is mapping of the
"English/Welsh, rights of way"
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<div>I've always treated " foot|bicycle|horse=yes, as a means
of showing I confidently believe with evidence available
that access is allowed. Done with regard to the defaults for
tag (eg don't add when highway=footway)<br>
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<div>Designated & Permissive allow me to tag in more
detail if evidence is available to support tags<br>
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<div>I use ''designated" for where there is a
demonstrable "right of access" eg Specific recognisable
signage, online usable data, etc, which demonstrates a
legislative or contractual, rights of way.</div>
<div>I use "permissive" for the common British situation of
ways being provided on private land, and where the owner has
displayed signage to inform the public that the way is
"Permissive" and not an English/Welsh "Public Right of Way".
(This should block the private way becoming a "right of way"
through continuous use.)<br>
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Issues I have are separating "legal right of access" and the
ability to actually use the way. A common problem with
British/Welsh rights of way which do not have to be managed
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<p>Thanks to all who replied. For what it's worth I can see why
people would use "designated" if, for example, a cycleway was
clearly built with foot, cycle and horse usage in mind; it would
make sense to tag that as "designated" for all three modes.
However, this only makes sense when the "legal right of way" for
that mode is also "yes". Problems occur when something is clearly
designated for bicycle use but access is only permissive (there
are sections of the UK's National Cycle Network in England and
Wales like this).</p>
<p>With a data consumer hat on I treat "yes" and "designated" the
same, and rely on other tags (the relevant PRoW tags for England
and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland) to indicate rights of
way.**</p>
<p>Best Regards</p>
<p>Andy<br>
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<p>** which leaves (for me, still wearing my "data consumer" hat)
Ireland, which seems _complicated_:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.lawsociety.ie/Solicitors/knowledge-base/Practice-Notes/rights-of-way-in-rural-areas">https://www.lawsociety.ie/Solicitors/knowledge-base/Practice-Notes/rights-of-way-in-rural-areas</a><br>
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