[Talk-GB] Shoulders

[Jon Pennycook]

How about something like verge:left/right/both:walkable=yes (completely
made-up tag, I'm sure someone will have a better idea)?  Or
sidewalk:left/right/both=informal?

Some of those small gaps between the solid white line and the verge on dual
carriageways are actually signposted as cycling infrastructure.  Because
they're off to one side, there's a danger that drivers, concentrating
straight ahead, won't see you, and will at best close-pass you or at worst
run you over.
https://www.mapillary.com/app/?pKey=255037769681647
Personally, I try to avoid busy A roads/trunk roads and dual carriageways
as much as I possibly can, because drivers are expecting that everyone is
moving at about the same speed they are, and are often surprised to find
someone travelling much more slowly.

Jon

On Fri, 15 Apr 2022 at 13:55, Alan Mackie <aamackie at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, 15 Apr 2022 at 12:49, Andy Townsend <ajt1047 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>
>> Thanks for mentioning verges. <climbs soapbox> As someone who fairly
>> regularly walks along rural roads it's really useful to know which roads
>> have usable verges.  They're no use to cyclists though, and I suspect
>> that the small gaps between the painted edge of the carriageway on some
>> "expressway-style" UK roads are.  How should those be tagged?  Some of
>> the Americans mentioned earlier would call that a "narrow shoulder"; I
>> probably wouldn't - but what is it?
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Andy
>>
>> I've wondered about this one myself. I've seen quite a few roads where no
> one has created dedicated pedestrian infrastructure, but you can walk just
> fine on the grass. It seems like we need a hyperlocal "abutters" tag.
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