[OSM-newbies] Fence in middle of street

[Dave F.]

Steve Bennett wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Alan Mintz <Alan_Mintz+OSM at earthlink.net> wrote:
>   
>> way? Or should I break the road way into two dead-end sections that do not
>> intersect the fence?
>>     
>
> For most practical purposes, breaking it into two dead-end sections
> will lead to a better result: most renderings won't make it obvious
> that you can't drive through it until you zoom in a long way.
>
> OTOH, Dave is sort of right that it's theoretically "correct" to map a
> single road as a single road. But is a road with a fence down the
> middle really one road? When you think about it, the line that
> represents the road goes down the middle, and doesn't stop at the very
> end of the tarmac, so two disconnected highways seems pretty
> legitimate to me.
One thing to consider, generally as well as specifically this case, is 
that a barrier is not necessarily a full obstruction.
A gate, for instance, can be opened & passed through. Same with this 
fence - it could be climbed over. If so, the way is continuous.

Does this road have a name? Is it the same for both sides?

Cheers
Dave F.