[Tagging] StreetComplete 10 / foot=yes on residential

Dave F davefoxfac63 at btinternet.com
Sun Feb 17 19:46:46 UTC 2019



On 15/02/2019 12:20, Tobias Wrede wrote:
> Unfortunately, the legal situation is not always as clear as we wish 
> to. There are a lot of grey zones and we need to apply common sense 
> when tagging the access rules.

You're undoubtedly correct. However, foot=yes/no has always represented, 
as stated many times previously & in the wiki,  the legality of access.

>
> Here are a few situations where I would not hesitate to put a foot=no 
> on the road even if there is no corresponding traffic sign.
>
> Pedestrians can take the level footpaths/sidewalks instead taking the 
> underpass: 
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/6187386#map=18/50.94224/6.95277. 
> There is no signage forbidding foot traffic. 
> (https://www.google.de/maps/@50.9444478,6.9530483,3a,60y,190.35h,87.27t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sQMNheDoeod1aqNAV9jAkzQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) 
>

For that example you should use another tag & not misappropriate.

Cheers
DaveF



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