[Tagging] RFC on two proposals: Motorway indication; Expressway indication

[Anthony]

Strong oppose to motorway_indication.  First of all, it's confusing.
Secondly, it encourages people to tag roads which are not motorways as
highway=motorway and motorway=no.  Thirdly, there is no definition given for
what a motorway is.

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:32 AM, David ``Smith'' <vidthekid at gmail.com>wrote:

> The proposals are here:
>
> <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Motorway_indication>
> <
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Expressway_indication
> >
>
> You might be thinking, "we already have a simple way to indicate
> motorways!"  This proposal is about separating form from function,
> opening the possibility for things like "trunk motorways" and
> "secondary motorways".  (And it doesn't kill highway=motorway
> altogether.)  You might be thinking, "what's an expressway?"  The
> short answer is, it's just like a freeway/motorway but with at-grade
> intersections.  There's more detail in the proposals and referenced
> wiki pages.
>
> --
> David "Smith"
> a.k.a. Vid the Kid
> a.k.a. Bír'd'in
>
> Does this font make me look fat?
>
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