[talk-au] Cycle permissions by a user

[Ian Steer]

I see that cyclists up to the age of 13 are permitted on footpaths in
Victoria, so technically, "bicycle=yes" is true, but to be pedantic, some
age restriction should be added.  I would have thought the default position
should be that bicycles are permitted.

My guess is that the other user does not ride a bike and does not like
bicycles sharing his/her path, and is on a bit of a crusade and no reasoning
or logic will be adequate to stop their mapping activities.

Ian

> Hi
> I have been monitoring the edits by a user who still "changes shared paths
to
> footpaths as no signs present to indicated bikes are permitted" in
Victoria
> Australia.
> 
> Most of these changes are small ways where there are unlikely to be
serious
> consequences, its not worth the petrol (or electricity in this case for my
> Nissan Leaf) to go out and inspect the way and I have said nothing.
> 
> I have commented on way 1008258040 in Changeset: 126886850 where
> bicycle=yes by the previous editor has been removed because there were
> "no signs present to indicated bikes are permitted"
> 
> There is good street level imagery. It is not a footpath in the sidewalk
sense.
> It looks OK for bicycles to me. Sorry to bother but I request a clear
> community consensus again on whether "no signs present to indicated bikes
> are permitted" is of itself  sufficient evidence that bicycles are
disallowed.
> 
> Sorry to bother you all
> Tony
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