[Talk-GB] Roller skates, was Dodgy bicycle tagging

[Edward Catmur]

On Tue, 19 Apr 2022 at 12:30, Martin Wynne <martin at 85a.uk> wrote:

> What is the UK legal and OSM situation with regard to roller skates?
>
> An article recently suggested sales of roller skates are booming.
>
> Is it legal to use roller skates on a public footpath? On a cycleway? On
> a bridleway?
>
> Physically of course it needs a hard surface, but that is a separate
> issue to the legal access.
>
> As far as I can find, the only wiki reference to roller skates is as a
> sport, such as a roller skating rink:
>
>   https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:sport%3Dskateboard


Not roller skates, but roller blades:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:smoothness
smoothness excellent
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:smoothness%3Dexcellent> [image:
way] <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Way> [image: area]
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Area> (thin_rollers) roller blade,
skate board and all below As-new asphalt or concrete, smooth paving stones
with seamless connections, etc.
iD mentions roller blades in their preset for smoothness: "Thin Rollers:
rollerblade, skateboard".

Whereas it seems they are now being regarded as a means of transport:
>
>   https://youtu.be/ijpuMVgxDlo
>
> Is roller_skates=yes ok on a highway?
>
> Martin.
>
>
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