[Tagging] caravans en-de inconsistency

[Andy Townsend]

On 18/01/2023 23:15, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
> When I created https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop%3Dcaravan, 
> I defined them as:
>
> "recreational vehicles such as towed caravans (a.k.a travel trailers, 
> pop-tops, camper trailers, tent trailers, 5th wheelers etc); powered, 
> self-propelled motorhomes (camper vans, expedition vehicles, truck 
> trailers / slide-ons etc); & similar types of vehicle.
>
> For ease, on this page they are all referred to as caravans", together 
> with example photos of them all.
>
> Maybe that should be copied across to 
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:caravan?
>
>
Not if it affects use of that tag as an access tag.  In the UK (and I'm 
sure elsewhere) there are plenty of cases were caravans are prohibited 
but motorhomes are not.

Currently:

https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1qjp

1087 examples worldwide combined with "highway" tag where it can be 
assumed to be an access tag

confusingly there is also "caravans", which isn't supposed to be an 
access tag, but:

https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1qjq

437 examples worldwide combined with "highway" tag where it can be 
assumed to be an access tag

Best Regards,

Andy