[Tagging] How to tag a verge/shoulder with e.g. a paved or compacted surface?

[Marc_marc]

Le 03.05.21 à 12:14, Peter Elderson a écrit :
> I don't think it is a good idea to tag something like 
> verge:surface=* on the highway

why not ? https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/shoulder:surface

> So I guess area:highway=verge (or area:highway=shoulder) 
> with surface=* is the way to do it.

it's of course also valid.