[OSM-talk] definition of the main highway-tag

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

2009/8/5 David Lynch <djlynch at gmail.com>:
>> no, I don't agree. A highway becomes motorway when it get's legally
>> promoted to be a motorway (by the motorway-sign this is indicated).
>
> The USA has no such sign, nor do Canada and Mexico (AFAIK.) Do we have
> no motorways?

Well I can't tell from personal knowledge, German WIkipedia says you got this:
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:I-95.svg&filetimestamp=20070518055237

cheers,
Martin