[OSM-talk] Selecting cycleways

[Richard Mann]

You could also assume byway and track (tracktype=grade1/grade2, at least)
are available for cyclists (neither would be likely to have bicycle access
specified).

Richard

On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Tobias Knerr <osm at tobias-knerr.de> wrote:

> Rahkonen Jukka wrote:
> > Cartinus wrote:
> >> You'd want to exclude cycleway=opposite as well, because that is just
> >> removing the oneway restriction for bicycles.
> >
> > But isn't it still kind of a cycleway and thus worth making it visible
> > on a cyclemap?
>
> I forgot cycleway=opposite in my first reply, but it really isn't a
> cycleway. Imo, "cycleway" is a bad choice of key for this, something
> like oneway:bicycle=no would be much more appropriate.
> Unlike cycleway=opposite_lane and cycleway=opposite_track, there isn't
> any road or section of road specifically intended for bicycles, so it
> isn't more of a cycleway than any ordinary road.
>
> Of course, a cyclemap should still make sure to visibly indicate whether
> an oneway rule applies to bicycles.
>
> Tobias Knerr
>
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