[Tagging] As the crow flies

[ael]

On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 09:37:13AM +1100, Steve Bennett wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 3:29 AM, John F. Eldredge <john at jfeldredge.com> wrote:
> > Footpath, not footpad.  A footpad is a type of robber.  If I saw a path marked as highway=footpad, it would suggest that the path is through a high-crime area, and you are likely to be mugged.
> 
> Hmm, it must be a fairly uncommonly used Australian term.

As a uk native speaker, footpad is an old term for

"A highwayman or robber on foot."
as at least one dictionary has it. And that is the normal understanding
in the uk.

ael