[Tagging] service vs. unclassified, conflicting definitions

[Florian Lohoff]

Hola,

On Fri, Sep 30, 2022 at 05:44:04PM +0200, grin via Tagging wrote:
> 
> service vs. unclassified, conflicting definitions
> 
> There are some discrepancies between this page and
> highway=unclassified, and the wording leaves a lot to interpretation
> and opinions.
> 
> This page suggests that service is a road which ends on some feature
> with no through traffic (leading to a building, a parking place, etc).
> Is is also specifically exclude frontage roads as an example to tag
> according to function and not purpose. By following this definition a
> road with throughfaring traffic (where both end is open, connecting to
> other roads or tracks) cannot be service, so it should be
> unclassified.

For me the difference is 

service -> Private property 
unclassified -> Public road

Its not about where it is connected. Obviously when service is typically 
private property we would not send public through traffic there.
 
> Take a pretty common road type in Europe, which goes on the embankment
> of a river, which generally paved, narrow, legally open for walking
> and bicycling people, often part of the national/international
> bicycle-road network, and closed for motorcar traffic (usually only
> waterworks' cars are allowed). What's that? Cannot be "unclassified"
> since motorcars aren't allowed, cannot be service since it doesn't
> "leading to something". Some people tag it this way, some that way.
> That's not good.

We had this discussion in the German Forum already a gazillion times and
there is no consensus. For me the canal ways are private property, and
thus the roads are not for public usage as long as not stated otherwise.

On most canal ways in Germany we have Cycling allowed. Its not a track
as its not for agricultural purposes.

> Either service should mean "one level below unclassified" and soften

Its not - Service (as tracks) are not part of the public road network. A
service is NOT a "small unclassified". Its a road connecting the public
road network with or within the private property.

Flo
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Florian Lohoff                                                     f at zz.de
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