[talk-au] Service Roads?

[Andrew Hughes]

Hi Again,

With regards to service roads. I would like to know if there is a tagging
convention that would provide a distinction between roads that appear to
all fall under highway=service for the following examples:

Example A: This is what is referred to "traditionally" as a "service road"
(outside the OSM world that is). I'd describe it as,a minor road that is
associated with a major road, it runs parallel to its major road
counterpart and gives general access to the local area so that the major
road is occupied by traffic that does not want to stop in the local area
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/118171809

Example B: A way (perhaps even a driveway or parking_isle?) that provides
access to a carpark. It's not really paired with a major road and is not
designed to "split" the local traffic from traffic passing through as per
A  https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/28262128


The main difference I feel between A and B is that A is really part of a
major/bigger arterial way and services the local needs that the arterial
way will not. B is not really a thoroughfare and is more in line with the
"destination" rather than a thoroughfare. You only use the B way to
access the carpark(s). Someone else might have a better interpretation
however I do feel like on the ground they are very different roads and
tagging with highway=services alone doesn't reflect that.

Thanks in advance,
Andrew
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