[talk-au] Bicycle access tags in Victoria and other edits edits

[forster at ozonline.com.au]

Hi Sebastian and list

Today I did a number of edits relating to whether a lack of bicycle  
signage, on its own, is sufficient grounds to remove  
bicycle=yes/designated or cycleway. Most of my edits though relate to  
cases where there is signage that had not been noticed by an editor.

I invite anybody with an opinion on this to discuss here (talk-au). So  
far I have two, reproduced below:

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This is one of two cases of questions that had been asked but not  
answered, I don't have an opinion on this one. Changeset: 115626232,  
Sebastian's answer below

Bob42nd we shouldn?t be mapping based on a Strava heat map as it  
doesn?t not determine that transiting in permissible. The heat map  
indicates that people have used it but we should be mapping on the  
ground with what form of transport is permitted.
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changeset/120382941 This one had been changed from a cycleway to a  
footway on the basis of no signage indicating that bicycles were  
allowed. Lots of paths have been changed to foot on the basis of no  
signage and I have let many go uncommented because I am not familiar  
with them.

I know  this one well. My understanding is that you have to wheel your  
bike across Macrobertson Bridge but otherwise its OK to ride. I  
signaled my intent to edit 2 weeks ago and got no reply so I made the  
changes. Sebastian's reply below:

The Mapillary link you provided included a big picture of a bike with  
a cross through it painted on the ground indicating that bikes are not  
permitted. Not sure how you have have come to the conclusion that  
bikes are permitted.

  The bridge way that diverts north and follows Yarra Boulevard is not  
part of the Main Yarra Trail.

Please revert the change.
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