[Talk-GB] Pavements (footways/sidewalks) mapped as pedestrian areas AND footways

[Philip Barnes]

On Mon, 2022-12-26 at 15:04 +0100, Edward Catmur via Talk-GB wrote:
> Would mapping the driveways be a solution?

This is probably the best solution there is, but a wheelchair user is
capable of choosing when to cross in the same way I as an able bodied
pedestrian is. In terraced streets it is unlikely there are driveway.

Real world example, which is certainly not unique to the town in which
I now live but common in most residential area.

To get to/from the pub/shops/swimming pool I have to cross the main
estate link road (tertiary), it is wider than most residential roads
and is also the bus route. There are lowered kerbs at each end and
lowered kerbs on lesser residential roads where they join.

Going to the ends to cross is very much the long way round.

There is traffic, but like most residential roads traffic is light but
I am most likely to see a car at some point unless its closing time on
a Friday/Saturday night.

I usually pick a place to cross, taking into account how cold it is and
where the wind/rain is coming from. If there is a car coming I will
either cross earlier or carry on a bit. One thing I do not want is to
be told where to cross and stop to wait at a point for no traffic to be
coming. From this point of view the sidewalk tag works best.

>  I don't spend much time in such areas. 
> 
That surprising, this is very typical of residential area in the UK.

Separate sidewalk mapping is likely to work along major roads and in
busy city centre (retail or commercial) area where there are lots of
defined crossing points.

Phil (trigpoint)