[Talk-GB] Public Rights of Way

[Bogus Zaba]

Nick Whitelegg wrote:
> Hello Godfrey,
>
> Sorry I should have made another point:
>
> "If it's a path which you know is a right of way via an Ordnance Survey 
> map, but cannot verify that on the ground, again you must use 
> foot=permissive even if that's not true. This is because you can't verify 
> the right of way status from a non copyright source."
>
> To even tag such a path as foot=permissive you need some sort of evidence 
> that it's being used by walkers (e.g. seeing other walkers on the path, 
> "Keep to path" signs, local custom e.g. all paths in the New Forest have 
> permissive public access). If you see a path where the *only* evidence 
> that you can use it is an OS map, then you probably can't even use 
> foot=permissive. In such cases you'll just have to tag as highway=path as 
> the only thing you can verify from a non copyright source is the physical 
> nature of the way. Perhaps foot=unknown or access=unknown too, or 
> note=Might be private.
>
> Nick
>
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Surely if you have walked it and not been thrown of my man with gun or 
mad dog, then you can assume that it is indeed foot=permissive ?

Bogus