[Tagging] problem with bicycle=designated

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

> Il giorno 19/ago/2014, alle ore 10:55, SomeoneElse <lists at mail.atownsend.org.uk> ha scritto:
> 
> It's worth noting that all of the countries listed there (bar a few, some already mentioned) have "foot=yes" on a cycleway either all the time or in some circumstances - 


Have a closer look and you'll find that in many countries pedestrians aren't permitted on cycleways, and in a lot of conditional yes cases they are only permitted if there is no footway close. 

There are also some countries like Norway, Finland or Australia which allow bikes on footways


> and of course you can separately list access tags for bicycle, foot, or spacehoppper if you think that it needs to be clarified.


I agree that indeed detailed access tags remove all this ambiguity and putting them is a good thing.


> 
> Let's keep "highway=cycleway" for "this thing looks like it is designed for cyclists"


the reality in many countries is that a dedicated sign (or road marking) is required for the tag highway=cycleway

cheers,
Martin