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

[Dave F]

On 25/04/2022 12:27, Florian Lohoff wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 12:13:30PM +0100, Dave F wrote:
>> On 24/04/2022 16:56, Florian Lohoff wrote:
>>> So highway=footway, vehicle=agriculture is something i have seen tagged
>>> and which perfectly reflected legal state on the ground.
>> No, it can't.
>>
>> If vehicles are legally permitted along a way then it can't be a 'footway'.
>>
>> In OSM a footway explicitly excludes motor vehicles.
> It does so by default - if you put access tags on there it can. Thats
> the full point. And its a very valid thing to do.

No. 'access' does not usurp highway=footway.


> We tag by primary usage.

If by "primary usage" you mean 'most used by transport mode' then No, 
OSM dos not do that.
OSM tags highways by classification.

>   If its a foot/cycleway by default and permits
> usage as a track it is a very valid usage to tag
>
> 	highway=footway
> 	vehicle=agricultural

highway=track/service etc
foot=yes/designated
+ other tags to indicate vehicle restrictions.


DaveF

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