[OSM-talk] Wide tracks with cycle access

[Ari Torhamo]

pe, 2008-05-02 kello 00:28 +0200, Martin Simon kirjoitti:
> Am Donnerstag, 1. Mai 2008 13:37:32 schrieb Andy Robinson (blackadder):

> OK, you're totally right at this, it seems difficult to define structure of 
> road surfaces - several proposals in the wiki exist, but none seems to have 
> seen broad use in actual mapping - in short, I do'nt have a solution.
> But the need for some reliable, robust and versatile surface tagging method 
> seems to be there, as there are ~3 proposals in the wiki to renew/extend 
> surface tags.
> And I really do think its better to do this now than to re-tag specific 
> vehicle-based tags in the future.

Just an idea: what about having a separate tag for the "driveability" of
the surface. Even when the surface material is basically the same, the
driving experience with a bicycle my vary relatively much. The
driveability tag could be used when driving experience is different from
what one might expect based on the track type or the surface material of
the track. For example, grades like -1, -2, or +1 and +2 could be used
when the driving experience is worse or better than expected. 

This is indeed just an idea - I'm not making a more detailed suggestion,
because I have very little experience with tagging (or anything else
regarding OpenStreetMap :-)

Cheers,

Ari Torhamo