[OSM-talk] Proliferation of path vs. footway

[John Smith]

--- On Wed, 12/8/09, James Livingston <doctau at mac.com> wrote:

> Going the other way and not having highway=footway imply
> any value for  
> bicycle would mean that people like me could tag something
> as a  
> footway and say that I don't know whether it's suitable for
> cycling on  
> by leaving the bicycle= out.

It's most likely going to have to be jurisdiction specific, not just country specific in some instances. Going the other way and dealing with footway for example, NSW & Vic doesn't allow cyclists on footpaths, but ACT does.