[Tagging] Semi-colon separated route values

[Dave F]

I think these are something that requires verification.
I'm sure there are some legitimate instances, but believe there are 
quite a few where contributors get confused between a path along which 
multiple transport modes are designated to travel, and a defined route 
which passes over ways of multiple classification.

Only the latter should be a route relation.

DaveF

On 23/01/2022 11:13, yvecai via Tagging wrote:
>
> There is a lot of relations out there with semi-colon separated route 
> values, such as route='hiking;bicycle;horse' and every flavor one can 
> think off. I guess that as there is so many, this is probably not  
> wrong, it's just a fact.
>
> The obvious alternative is to create quasi-duplicated relations with a 
> single route=* value. It seems simpler, easier to dealt with for data 
> consumer and also to maintain (what if I'm a cyclist and don't know 
> about horse-riding specificity ?).
>
> I'm starting a little poll here and on 
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Relation:route#Semi-colon_separated_route_values.
>
> In your opinion, what are pro and cons of each method? Is there a 
> specific meaning conveyed by semi-colon separated values?