<div dir="ltr">How about something like verge:left/right/both:walkable=yes (completely made-up tag, I'm sure someone will have a better idea)? Or sidewalk:left/right/both=informal?<br><div><br></div><div>Some of those small gaps between the solid white line and the verge on dual carriageways are actually signposted as cycling infrastructure. Because they're off to one side, there's a danger that drivers, concentrating straight ahead, won't see you, and will at best close-pass you or at worst run you over.</div><div><a href="https://www.mapillary.com/app/?pKey=255037769681647">https://www.mapillary.com/app/?pKey=255037769681647</a><br></div><div>Personally, I try to avoid busy A roads/trunk roads and dual carriageways as much as I possibly can, because drivers are expecting that everyone is moving at about the same speed they are, and are often surprised to find someone travelling much more slowly.</div><div><br></div><div>Jon</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 15 Apr 2022 at 13:55, Alan Mackie <<a href="mailto:aamackie@gmail.com">aamackie@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 15 Apr 2022 at 12:49, Andy Townsend <<a href="mailto:ajt1047@gmail.com" target="_blank">ajt1047@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
Thanks for mentioning verges. <climbs soapbox> As someone who fairly <br>
regularly walks along rural roads it's really useful to know which roads <br>
have usable verges. They're no use to cyclists though, and I suspect <br>
that the small gaps between the painted edge of the carriageway on some <br>
"expressway-style" UK roads are. How should those be tagged? Some of <br>
the Americans mentioned earlier would call that a "narrow shoulder"; I <br>
probably wouldn't - but what is it?<br>
<br>
Best Regards,<br>
<br>
Andy<br>
<br></blockquote><div>I've wondered about this one myself. I've seen quite a few roads where no one has created dedicated pedestrian infrastructure, but you can walk just fine on the grass. It seems like we need a hyperlocal "abutters" tag.</div></div></div>
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