[OSM-talk] cycleways

[Andy Allan]

On Dec 11, 2007 10:13 PM, Franc Carter <franc.carter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> For the non local people I'm in Australia ;-)
>
> There is a white on blue bicycle sign with an arrow pointing down the
> street,
> the two streets are a quiet residential street and service road for access
> to
>  garages.
>
> I'm afraid I don't know if this sign indicates an 'official route' (I
> don't/can't ride)

In my experience, that's about as well signposted as many local cycle
routes get! I would recommend tagging it as "lcn=yes", and keep a
beady eye out for any other cycle-related signs or features (e.g.
cycle gaps) within a few kilometres. Often I have found seemingly
isolated signposts are part of a longer route that only becomes
apparent when you join the dots between them. I suspect that some
organisations (e.g. local authorities) draw their routes on their own
maps and concentrate only on signing difficult or unexpected turnings,
which makes it hard for us to reverse-engineer.

I've dealt with even more scant evidence before than you have here!

> I could attach a small image of the sign if that would help ? (are
> attachments
> frowned upon on the list ?)

I've no idea (perhaps a list admin can comment) but you can always
whack it on e.g. flickr and post a link

Cheers,
Andy