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

[forster at ozonline.com.au]

Hi list
the discussions around the correct modeling of a motorway/divided  
highway intersection continue at  
https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/120498123
If you can offer suggestions, your help is welcome
Tony


> Using the tag the tag highway = cycleway indicates that the route is  
>  designated for bicycles only.
> In Victoria, this is hardly the case as most paths are generally   
> signed as shared paths. I?ve yet to come across a dedicated cycle   
> path during my riding.
>
> regards,
>
> Sebastian
>
>> On 17 May 2022, at 6:15 pm, Andrew Davidson <theswavu at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> ?On 16/5/22 23:38, Kim Oldfield via Talk-au wrote:
>>
>>>> Can I please clarify "using highway=cycleway should only be used   
>>>> where there are signs allowing"?
>>> That is how I've always used it in urban areas.
>>
>> This would only apply in NSW/VIC. In other jurisdictions putting up  
>>  signs has become pointless because you can ride anywhere. In   
>> Canberra almost none of the shared path system has explicit   
>> signage. I use cycleway to tag "primary" routes and footway for   
>> "secondary" routes.
>>
>> So this would be a cycleway:
>>
>> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Bike_path_in_Dickson%2C_Canberra%2C_Australia.jpg/576px-Bike_path_in_Dickson%2C_Canberra%2C_Australia.jpg
>>
>> and this is a footway:
>>
>> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Footpath_in_Hackett%2C_Canberra%2C_Australia.jpg/576px-Footpath_in_Hackett%2C_Canberra%2C_Australia.jpg
>>
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