[OSM-talk-be] trunk crossroads and cyclerouting

[Klaas Gadeyne]

Hi all,

At <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.86777&mlon=4.678712&zoom=18&layers=M>
a small "junction way"
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/8288162> exists between the
two parts of the Koning Boudewijnlaan (or Celestijnenlaan as you wish
:-)

This way is currently tagged as trunk_link
<http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Link_(highway)>.  However, (at
least in Belgium) trunk roads are prohibited for bicycles.
Indeed, if you try to create the shortest cycle route from
Celestijnenlaan (South) to Celestijnenlaan (North), you end up with
<http://www.openrouteservice.org/index.php?start=4.6797122,50.8671213&end=4.6779527,50.8683266&pref=Bicycle&lang=de&noMotorways=false&noTollways=false>.

So it seems like trunk_link ways are also "bicycles prohibited".  Does
anyone have a suggestion/thought on how to fix this?

- Changing trunk_link into primary_link seems weird (and only solves
the problem locally)
- Altering the "bicycles prohibited behaviour" of trunk_link sections
seems to be an option, but I don't know if this is the best thing to
do and whom to contact for that?
- Creating a separate cycleway might solve the problem locally (and
temporarily) but not in other places where the issue might exist.

Better suggestions welcome.

Thx

Klaas