[Tagging] What's the difference in these tags?

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

2014-09-15 13:26 GMT+02:00 Dave F. <davefox at madasafish.com>:

> A user has changed some tags of a way:
>
> 1. oneway=yes to access:backward=no
>
> 2. psv=opposite_lane to psv:backward=yes
>
> What are the differences between the tags? The originals are the more
> commonly used. I'm unsure how it adds any detail or clarity to the
> database. You thoughts please.
>



Not sure about the best psv way of tagging, but the oneway case seems clear
to me.
oneway=yes is a very well established widely used and easy to understand
tag and should not be changed (i.e. removed/substituted) to something less
used, longer and more complicated (hyphen) like access:backward=no
This change might also introduce problems in certain jurisdictions (e.g. if
bicycle-access is generally granted in oneway streets and counterdirection
for streets with the oneway-sign, which is most likely not defined for
access:backward. Furthermore I'd expect the oneway=yes not to apply to
pedestrians while access:backward=no would IMHO apply to pedestrians.

cheers,
Martin
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