[OSM-newbies] Maxspeed

[Jeff Spirko]

On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Steve Evans <seventy7 at operamail.com> wrote:
>> Maxspeed should be put on all roads on which it applies. Thus, 30 mph
>> should be put on all roads in the village, as well as on those parts of
>> approach roads that are within the village limits.

> I wouldn't do it this way. I would leave maxspeed off all the roads tagged
> highway=residential and only tag the ones other than these, i.e. the
> small section of the approach roads where they pass the boundary?

That sounds like a renderer decision.  It would be nice to put this
info in the OSM database so that route planners can make use of it.


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