[OSM-talk] Relations not always brilliant

[Stephen Gower]

On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 11:46:10AM +0100, Steve Hill wrote:
> 
> In this example, as far as I can tell we have 2 roads called the A11 and 
> a road joining them called the A14 - route planners can deal with this 
> just the same as they can deal with A11 -> A14 -> A134.
> 
> Route planners shouldn't be directing you along the A14 just because it 
> happens to also be part of the A11 - they should be directing you down it 
> because it is the best road to get you from A to B.

  Our data's only for route planners?
  
  Suppose I wanted to walk the whole of the A34 while I was 34 as a
  charity gig?  OK, that's contrived, but beware of arguments that
  apply to just one use-case (for what its worth, I'm undecided about
  if relations in this situation are brilliant or not brilliant).
  
  s