[OSM-talk-be] Tag question

[Ben Laenen]

On Tuesday 24 June 2008, Peter Leemans wrote:
> I'm tagging them as cycleway at the moment, it's easily changed
> afterwards. But it gives interesting problems...
>
> For example:
>
> http://www.informationfreeway.org/?lat=51.17947409347762&lon=4.720710
>131827535&zoom=17&layers=00B0F000F
>
> The part of the 'kleine nete' between the highway and the
> 'Albertkanaal' (horizontal on the top). On the right of the nete (as
> seen on the map) you are allowed to cycle. But on the left side, you
> 'can' cycle, but you aren't allowed, but the way is still there for
> service purposes only. By bike have to cross the 'kleine nete' at the
> bridge seen in the lower left corner.
>
> The interesting part is now how to tag the part where you aren't
> allowed to cycle?

Well, does it allow pedestrian access? If not, it should clearly be 
highway=service (otherwise it's highway=footway of course)

I see highway=service as a tag that only applies if no other highway tag 
applies. If it's used as a cycleway as well as a service road, it's 
highway=cycleway. If the same kind of road then doesn't allow traffic 
of any kind, nothing else applies anymore, so it becomes 
highway=service.

Next to that rule, service road is also for access to buildings, 
parkings etc.

At least, that's my tagging scheme for highway=service

Greetings
Ben