[OSM-talk] Footways

[Ben Robbins]

Thanks Nick, that was a helpful responce.  My question has sort of expanded 
today though...

What should I tag a bridleway as, which doesnt allow a right of way by law, 
but just by choice of the land owner.  (Again - Forest commision being my 
example)?  Would it be Highway=Bridleway; Bridleway=permissive? (I'm trying 
to understand the logic here)

I found another path today, wich was unable to be acsessed, or sign posted.  
At one point there was a double barb wire fence, and a hawthorn hedge that 
was too dence to get threw.  (There is definatly definatly a path there 
though, incase your just asuming I went the wrong way)

I have come up with 2 options of how to legally? allow myself to add these 
to OSM.

1) If i write to the council and state that the paths are unexcesable, with 
a self made illustration of where the paths I'm refering to are, and then I 
get a responce saying that they are following it up.  Then I will no that 
paths are there.

2)  If i print off a set of Footpath/Bridleway etc signs onto there white 
circular plates, and take them with me...then if a sign isnt there, i just 
stick one there, and take a photo, so as to be able to justify my disision 
to add it to OSM later, if ordinant survey diside Ive just copied them.  If 
they say its a diliberate mistake on the map, then I point out the apparent 
irony, by sending them the photo, proving to them, that there mistake was a 
mistake....  I would remove the false signs after taking a photo though, 
incase I incorrectly marked the path...I'll leave that to the path wardens 
or council after emailing them.



Ben