[OSM-talk] [RFC] highway=unclassified currently is too ambiguous, so here's my proposal to fix it.

[John Smith]

--- On Wed, 5/8/09, Richard Mann <richard.mann.westoxford at googlemail.com> wrote:

> The tagger just needs to be able to describe what is
> there simply and clearly. A new tag for rural
> "unclassifieds" would clarify matters, and
> highway=rural is as good a suggestion as any. It would be
> better for us to have something we can agree on, rather than
> having some people use "unclassified", some people
> seeking to redefine unclassified, and others using
> highway=track+tracktype=grade1.

Well as I posted earlier, to me there is a clear distinction from track and rural road.
  
> I'd define a "rural" as a road which is
> (usually) maintained by a public body, and open to public
> access, but where only partial provision is made for
> vehicles travelling in opposite directions to pass (be that
> lower-grade shoulders, Australian-style or occasional
> formal or informal widenings, UK-style).

The width of rural roads varies depending on the type of traffic using it, like 5 trailer road trains to lesser roads.

http://outbacktowing.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/tanker2.jpg

Try and get one of those things down a dirt track :)