[OSM-talk] Relations not always brilliant

[Steve Hill]

On Mon, 7 Apr 2008, Robert (Jamie) Munro wrote:

> It's not subjective, it is officially signed - the signs say "A14
> (A11)". This happens all over the place in the UK A roads network.

Don't road numbers in brackets generally mean "leads to" rather than "part 
of"?

> I can't see how you can argue that
> it is wrong to connect all the ways forming a large numbered road with a
> relationship, which seems to be what Richard is arguing. It seems to me
> that it is exactly what relationships are for.

I'm not sure anyone is saying it is wrong, merely unnecessary and prone to 
causing confusion/errors.

The fact that there is some disagreement here about _what_ should be 
part of a relation shows that this stuff isn't really clear cut.

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