[Tagging] Pedestrian access tagging

[Mateusz Konieczny]

Jan 23, 2021, 16:00 by newsspeak11 at gmail.com:

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> On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 5:53 PM Brian M. Sperlongano <> zelonewolf at gmail.com> > wrote:
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>>> I would not include trunks as runnable roads. Can you please give an
>>>  example where "it is just fine to run along the shoulders of trunk
>>>  roads"?
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>> Sure.
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>> This is a road tagged highway=trunk I personally ran along a week ago:
>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/604426860
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>> Here's a photo of what it looks like:
>> https://www.mapillary.com/app/?lat=41.476725088471085&lng=-71.46051362163524&z=17&pKey=HvSsAR0kHaiH4ILu-FCgZA&focus=photo
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>> There is a nice wide shoulder there, and it is no problem to run along it even with traffic going by at 80kph.
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> This is an interesting example as I would NOT feel comfortable walking/running along this type of road. I also live in the US, but I would prefer to use a different route, if possible. 
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> I suppose I consider foot=yes roads to have sidewalks, desire paths, or roads with low traffic volume. However, I do live in an urban area where these features are ubiquitous. 
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And that is exactly why using foot=yes/no for legal access is preferable.

Different people will have different standards what counts as "reasonable for pedestrian use".
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