[OSM-talk] Footways

[Etienne]

On 9/17/06, Ben Robbins <ben_robbins_ at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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)


If the path isn't passable and clearly isn't used then it is not very
helpful to mark it on a map, IMHO.  Even if it is a public right of way and
marked on OS maps, that doesn't help the weary traveller.  Maps are supposed
to be useful.

I suppose the right solution is to distinguish between the physical
existence of a path and the legal/administrative existence of a path.
Either one can exist independently of the other, although in most cases they
happily coincide.

Etienne




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
>
>
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