[Tagging] highway=motorway and motorroad (implies)

[John Smith]

On 10 June 2010 22:51, fly <lowflight66 at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I think it would be better to tag motorway with motorroad and oneway yes and
> stip of all the implied tag.

Anything implied doesn't need to be added, removing it would save
space, similar to the removal of unneeded or unwanted TIGER tags from
nodes etc.

> 1. I know some motorways which are not oneway.

Maybe so, but oneway=yes, lanes=2 should be the default for motorways
in most countries

> 2. Right now your are not allowed to ride with a motorcycle on motorways, as
> long as it is not tagged seperatly !

Why not? I didn't think there were any implied access=* tags?

> 3. Maybe your are allowed to use a  motorways by foot or bicycle ?

This would vary by countries...

> Maybe surface=paved is ok, but there are many different surface=*.

Most motorways in most countries are paved unless they are under construction...