[Tagging] Implied default access tags for barrier=stile?

[Philip Barnes]

On Sunday, 26 April 2020, s8evq wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> Are any default access tags implied with barrier=stile?
> Similar to barrier=bollard (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:barrier%3Dbollard mentions 
> "By default access=no, foot=yes, and bicycle=yes is implied")
> 
> If it's on highway=footway, is foot=yes still needed on the barrier?
> 
> What if the barrier is on a highway=footway + bicycle=yes? Should the barrier itself have foot=yes, bicycle=no or bicycle=dismount ?
> 
A stile should not exist on a way on which it is legal to ride a bike, unless as often happens on bridleways there is a stile beside a gate to save walkers having to open and close the gate.

It would certainly make me question the validity of the bicycle=yes.

More seriously, stiles are also a problem for many walkers with health issues, for this reason many on routes close to settlements are being replaced with kissing gates.

Phil (trigpoint)

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