[Talk-GB] Gates (was: Private roads...)

[Richard Mann]

Yes you can have an access tag on a node (and I've half a feeling I
saw it on the wiki; certainly I've seen it used). access= concisely
says what is required without inventing new tags (status/locked etc)

Richard



On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com> wrote:
> Richard Mann <richard.mann.westoxford at ...> writes:
>
>>> - A gate that prevents all access, and is normally closed;
>>> - A gate that blocks traffic but not pedestrians, and is normally closed;
>>> - A gate that is normally open.
>>
>>barrier=gate+access=private
>
> I'm not sure; isn't the access tag for the way rather than the gate?
> And access=private on a way does not imply it's completely inaccessible,
> just that it is a 'private road' which you may or may not be allowed to
> drive down.
>
>>barrier=gate+access=private+foot=yes{+bicycle=yes}
>
> Again, would you tag foot=yes on the gate itself?  And why not car=no?
>
>>barrier=gate+access=yes
>
> That makes some sense, but according to the wiki 'access=yes' means an
> official, legally-enshrined right of way, which is not necessarily the case here.
>
> --
> Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com>
>
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