[Tagging] StreetComplete 10 / foot=yes on residential

Tobias Wrede list at tobias-wrede.de
Sun Feb 17 22:49:06 UTC 2019


Am 17.02.2019 um 17:45 schrieb Martin Koppenhoefer:
> this is oversimplified, you are indeed legally required to walk on the 
> road even in the presence of sidewalks: if carrying big loads.

Sure there are exceptions to every rule. We usually don't map that.

> When there is no signage, foot=no is incorrect and will not represent 
> the situation on the ground.
I don't agree. There are various cases where legal situation is not 
defined by signage.
> If nobody should ever walk in that underpass, authorities should put a 
> sign to prevent them, come on, it’s Germany,  in Italy they do it:
> https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9072106,12.5050822,0a,75y,340.46h,91.26t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sdU0xMXx0zp9JjpMHB24tOQ!2e0
>
You of all should no how much more regulated Italy is in many aspects 
compared to Germany.
> Nobody sane would anyway walk into a traffic tunnel without pedestrian 
> spaces, regardless of the instructions your navigation device issues ;-)

Exactly, but how should the router know that? And not everyone listening 
to navigation instructions is able to assess the complete situation or 
find alternatives.

Tobias




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