[OSM-talk-ie] "access=yes" on trunk (was: Bing satellite image replaced)

[Andy Townsend]

Hello,

On 29/12/2020 14:17, Colm Moore wrote:
> ... so they at least have the tags access=* (important for trunk routes), lanes=*, ref=* and surface=* and as many junctions added as is practical (private driveways in towns being quite numerous!).
>
I can understand the others, but was wondering what the benefit of 
"access=yes" on a "highway=trunk" was?  Is there some obscure 
Ireland-specific thing that I'm missing?  I'm not saying it's wrong - 
just genuinely curious.

Best Regards,

Andy