[OSM-talk] service roads as driveways

[John McKerrell]

On 24 Aug 2008, at 16:30, Chris Jones wrote:

>
> On 24 Aug 2008, at 10:20, Inge Wallin wrote:
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>> So I would myself instead use highway=unclassified, possibly with
>> surface=unpaved if that is the case.
>
> To me unclassified highways implie some sort of public right of way
> but a  service highway could be a right of way, permissive or private.
>
> I would have thought the vast majority of driveways were private and
> would thus use highway=service or highway=drive

Also I believe that in the UK highway=unclassified is intended to mean  
a highway that has been specifically classified as 'unclassified' (yes  
I know that seems like a contradiction). So wouldn't be suitable for  
driveways.

John