[OSM-talk] cycleways

[Franc Carter]

Ok, that seems sensible - there's not a defined lane there which I see in
other cycleways.
I'll also add a note in to explain the tagging

cheers

On Dec 12, 2007 8:20 PM, Andy Allan <gravitystorm at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>



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Franc
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