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

[Zeke Farwell]

On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 7:53 AM Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:

> Tagging something as "highway=track" without further details will be
> interpreted by almost anyone as "being available to the public".
>
> As someone who is part of the team that receives complaints from land
> owners, park managers and the like, I wonder if we as a project need to
> start exercising more caution when we carelessly claim that any track we
> spot on aerial imagery is usable for the general public.
>

Frederik, I think this is well said.  For what it's worth, I don't
interpret "highway=track" without further details as "available to the
public".  This is probably due to US usage, but to me that situation is
uncertain and just means: "Here is a track where some vehicles drive.
Legal access is unclear.  May be too rugged for some vehicles."  Or in
other words "be prepared, you're on your own!"
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