[Talk-us] Usage of highway=track in the United States

[Eric Ladner]

"Just because a road is unpaved does not make it highway=track"

^^^

Agree!  Many rural areas have county or residential roads that are
unpaved.  That's why highway=residential, surface=gravel exists (or,
uncommonly tertiary or secondary roads).

On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 6:53 PM Mike Thompson <miketho16 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 4:59 PM Brian M. Sperlongano <zelonewolf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> US mappers: how do you apply highway=track in the US?
>>
> Just because a road is unpaved does not make it highway=track
> Generally driveways and service roads to facilities which are regularly
> visited without the aid of special off road equipment (e.g. ATV, tracked
> vehicles) are not tracks in my mind.
> Most state and county highways/roads are are not tracks, even if unpaved
> Rural public roads which farmers and others use to travel to town, or to
> visit other farms are not tracks
>
> Just my 2 cents
> Mike
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