[OSM-newbies] Private roads.

[Andy Allan]

On Nov 4, 2007 12:21 AM, graham <graham at theseamans.net> wrote:
> Andy Allan wrote:
> > On 11/3/07, Damp Dog <dampdog at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> >>  I've just started mapping and wondered is there any way to describe private
> >> roads?
> >
> > Yep, tag them as you normally would, and add the appropriate access
> > restrictions from
> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Map_features#Restrictions
>
> But be careful with this: if your private roads are like the ones in my
> area, the sign 'private' usually just means that they are not maintained
> by the council; access is open to anyone, and the sign 'private' is
> meant to discourage people from parking rather than stop them driving in
> the road. A bit like the old 'polite notice' signs, meant to look like
> 'police notice' to a casual reader.
>
> Of course some private roads are gated or have some kind of guard on
> them, and there access really is restricted.
>
> Andy, what do you do about roads which are private but have unrestricted
> access?

As Roger says, this is what the "permissive" values are for - there's
no legal compulsion on the landowner to let you use the road or path,
but they are happy to let you do so.

Cheers,
Andy