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

[Edward Catmur]

On Tue, 27 Dec 2022, 17:37 Philip Barnes, <phil at trigpoint.me.uk> wrote:

> 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.
>

Would routing take you onto a side road and across that way?

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.
>

Yes. I spend most of my time in inner London.

Phil (trigpoint)
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