[Tagging] service vs. unclassified, conflicting definitions

[Greg Troxel]

Peter Elderson <pelderson at gmail.com> writes:

> Unclassified, by definition, is a road on the traffic grid suitable
> for motorised vehicles. It is not necessarily paved. Access
> restrictions may apply, and usage may change in time, e.g the road
> still connects, but is legally closed for cars except emergency
> vehicles and people who live along the road. Or, a new railway
> intersects the road and no crossing is provided. In those cases,
> usually the road is still seen as an unclassified road.

Agreed.

And, I see a huge distinction between a "real legal road" that to first
order anyone may drive on (even if some have access=destination rules)
and "service roads" which are often entirely private and do not have
legal road layouts (as reflected in the registry of deeds/cadastre).
Around me there is usually no right of access to service roads.

As another data point, if you have a car crash on a real road, you are
required to file an accident report with the police but if it is in a
parking lot etc. you are not.

So I don't know about the OP's country's laws, but I would suggest
looking at legal definitions of roads, and tending to unclassified for
legal roads and service  for things that are not legally roads, if that
makes sense locally.  In Massachusetts, US, it totally makes sense.
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