[Tagging] service vs. unclassified, conflicting definitions

[Greg Troxel]

stevea <steveaOSM at softworkers.com> writes:

> Ah, I thought of an exception: a service=alley is (usually, around
> here, in California) a public way, but it IS more "service-" oriented,
> like maybe it only gets used for rare, backyard-access by owners
> (which would be exclusively private use), but maybe it DOES get used
> for trash collection (which would be a public use).

Good point.  I'm fine with service=alley even for public ways, because
while public ways they aren't really part of the road grid in any
meaningful sense.

Trash collection isn't "use by members of the public" though.  Here, if
you pay extra, trash trucks will come up long driveways to the house, vs
you taking bins to the road.  The real point is "if some random person
drives on it just because they feel like it, can the police legitimately
tell them they can't do that."
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