[Talk-GB] Footways bikes can go on

[Dave F]

On 21/11/2020 18:35, Edward Bainton wrote:
> Thanks all for these ideas. The path is marked as shared, but only in 
> the middle of the park 
> <https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.5448007,-0.2770366,3a,75y,51.5h,82.26t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s0-5dFjAe4D0GCEHPfxmw1A!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D0-5dFjAe4D0GCEHPfxmw1A%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D174.08063%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656> 
> - it's a bit odd. (It's even on a cross-city cycle route.)
>
> It's the actual highway=* tag that I was most puzzled over, but it 
> sounds like with the access tags this is academic for routing purposes.
>
> In which case it would seem the 'looks like a footway, rides like a 
> footway' criterion would be best?

Given the signage, I think the tags I listed are appropriate.

>
> Not relevant here, but like Tony I also would love a tag that means 
> 'everyone cycles here, even if it's technically illegal'. I think it 
> was SK53 who suggested some use 'tolerated', which seems pretty good 
> to me.
>

That's a whole load of subjectivity, that OSM  /really/ shouldn't get 
involved with.

DaveF
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