[Tagging] Is highway=service, service=drive_thru a good idea?

[Anthony]

On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:58 PM, Alex Mauer <hawke at hawkesnest.net> wrote:

> On 04/12/2010 12:48 PM, Anthony wrote:
> > Yeah, that's what I was quoting above.  However, with drive-thrus (at
> least
> > here in Florida), the public does not have any right of access
> whatsoever.
>
> Really?  So you can’t actually use a drive-thru in Florida?  That seems
> kind of silly.  Why would anyone bother building one if no one is
> allowed to use it?
>

There is a difference (here, in Florida, I won't speak for other locations)
between having a right of access and having an implied permission of
access.  A right of access cannot be taken away except by the government.
Permission to use a drive-through can be taken away by the property owner -
the public does not have a right of access.

Compare access=yes to access=permissive.  "The public has an official,
legally-enshrined right of access, i.e. it's a right of way." vs. "The owner
gives general permission for access."  Now, note that access=destination
uses the term "the public has a right of access [in certain circumstances]",
not "the owner gives general permission for access [in certain
circumstances]".  Drive-thrus are an instance of the latter, not the former.
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