[OSM-talk] Re: One way streets

[Laurence Penney]

Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-05-17 00:52:59 +0100, Laurence Penney <lorp at lorp.org> wrote:
>> The problem here is IMO that the basic model of assigning the onewayness 
>> to the way is flawed, even allowing for exception definitions. It is 
>> harder to explain, harder to remember proper methods of working.
> 
> In Germany, you're allowed to drive into the "wrong" direction on a
> oneway street with a bicycle, but that needs permission with
> additional traffic signs.  Something like that should probably also be
> able to note in the database:)

True. And lots of traces are collected by bike, so any automatic 
collation of nodes to ways will reflect bike directions. Some cyclists 
have also been known to cycle the wrong way down one-way streets... 
Walkers often do this too.

-- Laurence