[Tagging] Proposed change to Tag:access=designated page

[Friedrich Volkmann]

On 20.08.2014 13:44, SomeoneElse wrote:
> On 20/08/2014 12:38, Mateusz Konieczny wrote:
>> Currently only weakest reason to use this tag are described. I propose to
>> add "Typically it is used on ways legally dedicated to specific modes of
>> travel
>> by a law or by the rules of traffic." as described on
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Tag:access%3Ddesignated
>>
> 
> The problem with "legally dedicated" is that it might mean "are legally
> allowed to use" or "are legally required to use rather than an
> alternative".  I've always understand "designated" to suggest the second of
> these and "yes" the first.

For me, "designated" means that there's a respective sign, e.g. a cycleway
sign => bicycle=designated.

For compulsory use, *=official was introduced, but that tag is rather
useless without a relation to the way where access is forbidden.

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