[Tagging] Additional value for tracktype

[Ben Laenen]

NopMap wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> In the German forum there is an ongoing discussion on this matter.
> Frequently there are tracks that are paved (usually concrete or paving
> stones) only in the lanes/grooves (what is the proper word for the outsides
> of the track where the wheels run), but have an unpaved center. Obivously
> the details can be descripted with a surface-Tag  but there is no agreement
> on how to set the basic tracktype. grade1 because it is 2/3ds paved, grade2
> because it is not completely paved or even grade3 because it is a mixture
>  of hard and soft if interpreted sideways.
> Looking at Tagwatch, it appears that there have been multiple attempts to
> describe this, but nothing that looks like a useful solution.
> 
> My feeling is that we are lacking a tracktype value here that describes
>  this usecase. Logically it would fit between grade1 (paved - as in
>  completely paved) and grade2 (unpaved - as in completely unpaved). In lieu
>  of a better term, I'd call it grade1-2 (paved grooves, unpaved center).
> 
> Have there been previous discussions? What do you think about the problem?

The opposite situation occurs over here as well: a small strip in the middle 
that is paved (for cyclists), and unpaved on the outside.

Now, about paved on the outside and unpaved in the middle: given the fact that 
paved roads shouldn't be tagged as tracks anyway, this might be a situation 
where grade1 is finally useful, although I think that highway=unclassified is 
also still possible.

Greetings
Ben