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[Martin Koppenhoefer]

Am Do., 22. Juni 2023 um 12:36 Uhr schrieb Brian M. Sperlongano <
zelonewolf at gmail.com>:

>
> yes, but motorway is an exception because it is usually defined by signs
>> rather than characteristics (e.g. if the signs are missing but it looks and
>> feels like, we use motorroad=yes in some countries)
>
>
> Iknow you said 'usually' but this sounds like a very European perspective
> to me.  We have no such distinction in the US. I've learned on this project
> to be quite careful about projecting what we think to be a normal structure
> onto other locations in the world.  In the US it's a motorway if it's
> physically constructed like one, and there's many edge cases that we
> scratch our heads on.
>


I believe the US is an exception then, at least the current wiki confirms
what I wrote (and in this case I didn't write it myself ;-) ) , from
highway=motorway:

Typically highway <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway>=motorway
should be *used only on roads with control of access
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled-access_highway>*, or selected
roads with limited access
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited-access_road> depending on the local
context and prevailing convention.

Generally roads with control of access
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled-access_highway> are proclaimed in
government documents, and have an official status as a controlled access
road, sometimes this can include the term motorway, freeway or expressway
among others in the road name. These kinds of roads usually have a special
designation by the law, with a set of laws specifically applied on them.
Generally some restrictions are placed on the kind of vehicles or traffic
which can be on roads which should be classed as highway
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway>=motorway, such as no
pedestrians, bicycles, livestock, horses and so on.
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