[Tagging] Meaning of access=yes on highway=footway?

[Florian Lohoff]

On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 02:29:05PM +0200, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
> Am So., 24. Apr. 2022 um 10:30 Uhr schrieb Florian Lohoff <f at zz.de>:
> 
> > On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 10:41:09PM +0200, Raphael wrote:
> > > ...does access=yes on
> > > highway=footway mean that the footpath is open to all vehicles or that
> > > only pedestrians are allowed?
> >
> > Yes thats correct.
> 
> +1, access=yes includes all kind of vehicles

Its also that

access=destination is 99% wrong.

Most/Any? kind of destination signage only applies to motor vehicles
of some kind.

With access=destination you include foot, bicycle etc.

So whenever you see access=* on a highway it is highly suspicious
and most likely wrong.

The point is that the Wiki does not make it very clear that

"access=destination" is just a synonym for motor_vehicle=destination
or the like. So people simply copy "access=*" from the wiki.

Flo
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Florian Lohoff                                                     f at zz.de
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